Duino Aurisina travel guide

Duino-Aurisina (in Slovenian Devin-Nabrežina,in German Tybein-Naberschin) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located along the mediterranean coast about 15 km northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia/Slovenija. 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 (for more information pls. read the slovenian version of Wikipedia) and about 60 % to the italian ethnic group (mainly in Duino and Sistiana)
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).
Duino-Aurisina borders the following municipalities: Komen (Slovenia/Slovenija), Doberdò del Lago, Monfalcone, Sežana (Slovenia/Slovenija), Sgonico, Trieste. (...) more…