Duino-Aurisina
Sign in to saveDuino-Aurisina (; , also ; ) is a (municipality) in the regional decentralization entity of Trieste, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. As of 31 July 2025, it had a population of 8,159 and an area of 45.2 km². Lying near the border with Slovenia, it has a substantial Slovene minority. Duino-Aurisina is named after its two major settlements: Duino () and Aurisina ().
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Duino-Aurisina is a small municipality in northeastern Italy, near the Slovenian border, with a population of about 8,160 people spread across 45 square kilometers. It matters as a culturally diverse area with a significant Slovene minority population, reflecting the region's complex history of overlapping Italian and Slovenian influences.
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Duino-Aurisina (; , also ; ) is a (municipality) in the regional decentralization entity of Trieste, in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. As of 31 July 2025, it had a population of 8,159 and an area of 45.2 km². Lying near the border with Slovenia, it has a substantial Slovene minority. Duino-Aurisina is named after its two major settlements: Duino () and Aurisina ().
The municipality of Duino-Aurisina contains these frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets), with Italian names followed by 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 (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).