Villa Opicina

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The train station in Villa Opicina.

Location of the province of Trieste

Villa Opicina (Slovene: Opčine, Triestine: Opcina) is a small village in north-eastern Italy, close to the Slovenian border. It is a frazione of the comune of Trieste, the provincial capital.

[edit] Geography

on the Carso Plateau 3 miles north of Trieste, a seaport on the Adriatic Sea.

The railway station serves trains entering Italy from Slovenia, but does not provide a direct service to Trieste. The Opicina Tramway, a unique hybrid tramway and funicular railway links Villa Opicina village with Piazza Oberdan in Trieste city centre. The are also buses which link Villa Opicina rail station, the village center and Trieste.

[edit] History

The name "Opicina" is of Slovene origin (meaning "commune" or "village"), thus being one of the many Italian towns and villages in Friuli-Venezia Giulia with a name of Slavic origin.

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