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Lord of Trieste

Trieste
Comune
Comune di Trieste
A collage of Trieste showing the Piazza Unità d'Italia, the Canal Grande (Grand Canal), the Serbian Orthodox church, a narrow street of the Old City, the Castello Miramare and the city seafront.
A collage of Trieste showing the Piazza Unità d'Italia, the Canal Grande (Grand Canal), the Serbian Orthodox church, a narrow street of the Old City, the Castello Miramare and the city seafront.
Flag of Trieste
Flag
Coat of arms of Trieste
Coat of arms
Trieste is located in Italy
Trieste
Trieste
Location of Trieste in Italy
Coordinates: 45°38′N 13°48′E / 45.633°N 13.800°E / 45.633; 13.800Coordinates: 45°38′N 13°48′E / 45.633°N 13.800°E / 45.633; 13.800
Country Italy
Region Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province / Metropolitan city 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)
Government
 • Mayor Roberto Dipiazza (FI)
Area
 • Total 84.49 km2 (32.62 sq mi)
Elevation 2 m (7 ft)
Population (31 December 2013)
 • Total 204,849
 • Density 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Triestini
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 34100
Dialing code 040
Patron saint St. Justus of Trieste
Saint day November 3
Website Official website
2012 largest resident foreign-born groups
Country of birth Population
Serbia Serbia 5,546
Romania Romania 1,944
Croatia Croatia 1,004
China China 905
Albania Albania 763
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 603

Trieste (/trˈɛst/;Italian pronunciation: [triˈɛste] About this sound listen ; Slovene: Trst) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. It is also located near Croatia some further 30 kilometres (19 mi) south. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Latin, Slavic, and Germanic cultures. In 2009, it had a population of about 205,000 and it is the capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Province of Trieste.

Trieste was one of the oldest parts of the Habsburg Monarchy. In the 19th century, it was the most important port of one of the Great Powers of Europe. As a prosperous seaport in the Mediterranean region, Trieste became the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (after Vienna, Budapest, and Prague). In the fin de siècle period at the end of the 19th century it emerged as an important hub for literature and music. Trieste underwent an economic revival during the 1930s, and Trieste was an important spot in the struggle between the Eastern and Western blocs after the Second World War.


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