Duino-Aurisina

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Field	Value
name	Duino-Aurisina
official_name	Comune di Duino Aurisina
Občina Devin-Nabrežina
native_name	sl
image_skyline	Duino castle.jpg
image_caption	Duino castle
image_shield	Duino-Aurisina.png
pushpin_map	Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia#Italy
mapframe	yes
coordinates
region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
province	(TS)
frazioni	See list
mayor_party	Centre-Left
mayor	Igor Gabrovec
area_total_km2	45
population_total	8159
population_as_of	31 July 2025
population_demonym	Duinati (Devinčani), Aurisiniani (Nabrežinci)
elevation_m	144
saint	Saint Roch
day	16 August
postal_code	34011, 34013, 34019
area_code	040
website
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Duino-Aurisina (; , also Tybein; ) is a comune (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 (Devin) and Aurisina (Nabrežina).

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).

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

Geography

The town lies on the Adriatic coast, about 15 km northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia. The territory includes part of the coastal Karst and the Trieste Riviera, overlooking the northernmost inlet of the Adriatic Sea, the Gulf of Panzano, acting as a connection between the Trieste hub and the Julian-Isonzo and Friuli-Udine areas, as well as between the inland Karst and the sea.

Nestled in a karst environment, the municipal area is characterized by the typical features of this environment: sinkholes, caves, foibe, scarcity of surface water, etc. The flora and fauna are also typical of the Karst. The highest point in the municipality is the 343-meter Ternova Hill. Along the coastal strip, the climate and vegetation are Mediterranean, and the Duino Cliffs Nature Reserve, established in 1996, is also located there.

History

Already inhabited in ancient times (finds at the Visogliano Shelter and the Pocala Cave), the area was inhabited by various pre-Roman populations, such as the Euganean, Venetian, and Histrian peoples. With the founding of the colony of Aquileia, Roman power emerged in the region.

The period of Roman rule was very important, bringing great economic development thanks to the opening of the Aurisina quarry (still called Cava Romana), the use of the coastal ports, and the spread of viticulture. The prized Aurisina stone was used to build Aquileia and the most important Roman monuments in Ravenna. The mouth of the Timavo River marked the boundary between the Aquileian and Tergestino countrysides, with the current municipal territory therefore falling within the latter.

Demographic evolution

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Famous residents

The Slovene writer Alojz Rebula was born in San Pelagio, and the Slovene poet Igo Gruden was born in Aurisina. The Slovene economist Ivan Ples was born in Duino, where the composer Andrej Volarič also lived.

The poet Rainer Maria Rilke began his Duino Elegies while staying at Duino castle in 1912.

The physicist Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann spent his last year, 1906, in Duino.

Gallery

File:Fauntain and castle Duino.JPG|Fountain and castle Duino File:Peninsula near castle Duino.JPG|Peninsula near old castle Duino File:Duino-dama bianca.jpg|The Dama Bianca File:TimavaSpring.JPG|Timava river near Golfo di Panzano at San Giovanni di Duino Image:Tethyshadros insularis.JPG|Fossil remains of the Tethyshadros insularis discovered at the Pescatore Village

Twin towns

Croatia Buje, Croatia
Slovenia Ilirska Bistrica, Slovenia

References

[https://www.comune.duino-aurisina.ts.it/it/vivere-il-comune-275108 vivere il comune] comune.duino-aurisina.ts.it
[https://www.falesiediduino.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Duino-Aurisina-tra-natura-storia-leggenda-ITA-ed2019.pdf Duino-Aurisina tra natura, storia e leggenda] falesiediduino.it
All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [[National Institute of Statistics (Italy). Istat]].

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