Trieste
Trieste (Italian pronunciation: [triˈɛste] 
listen (help·info); Triestine Venetian: Trièst; Slovenie, [Trst, Трст] error: {{lang-xx}}: unrecognised leid code: hbs (help);[2] German: Triest[2]) is a ceety an seaport in northeastren Italy. It is situatit towards the end o a narrae strip o Italian territory lyin atween the Adriatic Sea an Slovenie, which lees amaist immediately sooth an east o the ceety. Trieste is locatit at the heid o the Gulf o Trieste an throuoot history it haes been influencit bi its location at the crossroads o Laitin, Slavic, an Germanic culturs. In 2009, it haed a population o aboot 205,000[1] an it is the caipital o the autonomous region Friuli Venezia Giulia an Trieste province.
Trieste | |
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| Comune di Trieste | |
 A collage o Trieste showin the Piazza Unità d'Italia, the Canal Grande, the Serbie Orthodox kirk, a narrae street o the Auld Ceety, the Castello Miramare an the ceety seafront. | |
 Banner  Coat airms | |
  Trieste Location o Trieste in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′N 13°48′E / 45.633°N 13.800°E 13°48′E / 45.633°N 13.800°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Trieste (TS) |
| Frazioni | Banne (Bani), Barcola (Barkovlje), Basovizza (Bazovica), Borgo San Nazario, Cattinara (Katinara), Conconello (Ferlugi), Contovello (Kontovel), Grignano (Grljan), Gropada (Gropada), Longera (Lonjer), Miramare (Miramar), Opicina (Opčine), Padriciano (Padriče), Prosecco (Prosek), Santa Croce (Križ), Servola (Škedenj), Trebiciano (Trebče) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Roberto Dipiazza (Forza Italia) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 84 km2 (32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (1 Januar 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 205,535 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Triestini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 34100 |
| Diallin code | 040 |
| Patron saunt | St. Justus o Trieste |
| Saunt day | November 3 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Trieste wis ane of the auldest pairts o the Habsburg Monarchy. In the 19t century, it wis the maist important port o ane o the Great Pouers o Europe. As a prosperous seaport in the Mediterranean region, Trieste became the fowert lairgest ceety o the Austrick-Hungary (efter Vienna, Budapest, an Prague). In the fin-de-siecle period, it emergit as a important hub for leeteratur an muisic. It unnerwent an economic revival durin the 1930s, an Trieste wis a important spot in the struggle atween the Eastren an Wastren blocs efter the Seicont Warld War. The day, the ceety is in ane o the richest regions o Italy, an haes been a great centre for shippin, throu its port (Port o Trieste), shipbiggin an financial services.
Ceety destricts
Trieste is admeenistratively dividit in seiven destricts:
1) Altipiano Ovest: Borgo San Nazario · Contovello (Kontovel) · Prosecco (Prosek) · Santa Croce (Križ)
2) Altipiano Est: Banne (Bani) · Basovizza (Bazovica) · Gropada (Gropada) · Opicina (Opčine) · Padriciano (Padriče) · Trebiciano (Trebče)
3) Barcola (Slovene: Barkovlje)[2] · Cologna (Slovene: Kolonja)[2] · Conconello (Ferlugi) · Gretta (Slovene: Greta)[2] · Grignano (Grljan) · Guardiella (Slovene: Verdelj)[2] · Miramare · Roiano (Slovene: Rojan)[2] · Scorcola (Škorklja)
4) Barriera Nuova · Borgo Giuseppino · Borgo Teresiano · Città Nuova · Città Vecchia · San Vito · San Giusto · Campi Elisi · Sant'Andrea · Cavana
5) Barriera Vecchia (Stara Mitnica) · San Giacomo (Sveti Jakob) · Santa Maria Maddalena Superiore (Sveta Marija Magdalena Zgornja)
6) Cattinara (Katinara) · Chiadino (Slovene: Kadinj)[2] · San Luigi · Guardiella (Verdelj) · Longera (Slovene: Lonjer)[2] · San Giovanni (Sveti Ivan)· Rozzol (Slovene: Rocol)[2] · Melara
7) Chiarbola (Slovene: Čarbola)[2] · Coloncovez (Kolonkovec) · Santa Maria Maddalena Inferiore (Slovene: Spodnja Sveta Marija Magdalena)[2] - Raute · Santa Maria Maddalena Superiore (Slovene: Zgornja Sveta Marija Magdalena)[2] · Servola (Škedenj) · Poggi Paese · Poggi Sant'Anna (Sveta Ana)· Valmaura · Altura · Borgo San Sergio
The iconic ceety centre is Piazza Unità d'Italia, which is atween the lairge 19t-century avenues an the auld medieval ceety, composed o mony narrae an crookit streets.
Internaitional relations
Trieste hosts the Secretariat o the Central European Initiative, an intergovrenmental organization amang Central an Sooth-Eastren European states.
In recent years, Trieste haes hostit a nummer o heich level bilateral an multilateral conferences an meetins such as: the Italo-German Bilateral Summit in 2008 (Berlusconi-Merkel) an the Italo-Russian Bilateral Summit in 2013 (Letta-Putin); the G8 meetins o Environment an Foreign Affairs Meenisters in 2001 an 2009 respectively.
Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Trieste is twinned wi:
Notes
References
Gallery
Freemit airtins
- Municipality o Trieste (in Italian)
- Trieste Tourist Guide Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
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