Duino-Aurisina

Duino-Aurisina
Devin Nabrežina

Comune

Comune di Duino Aurisina / Občina Devin-Nabrežina

Coat of arms

Duino-Aurisina

Location of Duino-Aurisina in Italy

Coordinates: 45°44′N 13°45′E / 45.733°N 13.750°ECoordinates: 45°44′N 13°45′E / 45.733°N 13.750°E

Country

Italy

Region

Friuli – Venezia Giulia

Province

Trieste (TS)

Frazioni

See list

Government

• Mayor

Vladimir Kukanja (Centre-Left)

Area

• Total

45.17 km² (17.44 sq mi)

Elevation

144 m (472 ft)

Population (31 May 2007)

• Total

8,733

• Density

190/km² (500/sq mi)

Demonym

Duinati (Devinčani), Aurisiniani (Nabrežinci)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

Postal code

34011

Dialing code

040

Patron saint

Saint Roch

Saint day

16 August

Website

Official website

Duino-Aurisina (Slovene: Devin-Nabrežina, German: Tybein-Nabreschin) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Lying near the border with Slovenia, it has a substantial Slovene population. It is named by the two major settlements, Duino (Devin) and Aurisina (Nabrežina).

Geography

The town lies on the Adriatic coast about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia.

Duino-Aurisina borders the following municipalities: Komen (Slovenia), Doberdò del Lago, Monfalcone, Sežana (Slovenia), Sgonico, Trieste.

Famous residents

Slovene writer Alojz Rebula was born in San Pelagio, while the Slovene poet Igo Gruden was born in Aurisina. The Slovenian economist Ivan Ples was born in Duino, where the composer Andrej Volarič also lived.

The poet Rainer Maria Rilke began his Duino Elegies while staying at Duino castle in 1912.

The physicist Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann spent his last year, 1906 in Duino.

Parishes

The municipality of Duino-Aurisina contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets). This list shows Italian names with Slovene names in brackets: Aurisina (until the rise of fascism Nabresina) (Nabrežina), Ceroglie (Cerovlje), Duino (Devin), Malchina (Mavhinje), Medeazza (Medja vas), Precenico (Prečnik), Prepotto (Praprot), San Pelagio (Šempolaj), San Giovanni di Duino (Štivan), Sistiana (Sesljan), Slivia (Slivno), Ternova Piccola (Trnovca), Villaggio del Pescatore (Ribiško naselje), Visogliano (Vižovlje), Aurisina S. Croce (Nabrežina Križ), Aurisina Cave (Nabrežina Kamnolomi), Aurisina Stazione (Nabrežina Postaja) and Aurisina Centro (Nabrežina).

Demographic evolution

As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,815 and an area of 45.2 km². According to the 1971 census, 37,5% of the population (mainly in and around Aurisina) belongs to the Slovene ethnic group and about 60% to the Italian ethnic group (mainly in Duino and Sistiana) ^[1]