Duino-Aurisina

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Comune di Duino-Aurisina

Municipal coat of arms
Location of Duino-Aurisina in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Trieste (TS)
Mayor	Giorgio Ret

Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Area	45.17 km² (17 sq mi)
Population (as of 31-05-2007)
- Total	8,733
- Density	193/km² (500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	45°44′0″N, 13°45′0″E
Gentilic	Duinati (Devinčani), Aurisiniani (Nabrežinci)
Dialing code	040
Postal code	34011
Frazioni	See list
Patron	Saint Roch
- Day	16 August
Website: http://www.comune.duino-aurisina.ts.it/

Duino-Aurisina (in Slovenian Devin-Nabrežina,in German Tybein-Naberschin) 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.

1 Geography
2 Famous residents
3 Parishes
4 Demographic evolution
5 Twin towns
6 References
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Geography

The town lies on the Adriatic coast about 15 km northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia/Slovenija.

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

[edit] Famous residents

Slovene writer Alojz Rebula was born in San Pelagio.

[edit] Parishes

The municipality of Duino-Aurisina contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets): 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).

[edit] 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 Slovenian ethnic group and about 60 % to the Italian ethnic group (mainly in Duino and Sistiana) ^[1]