The Province of Gorizia is a province

Provinces of Italy

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 in the autonomous Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of Italy

Italy

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Its capital is the city of Gorizia

Gorizia

Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...

. It belonged to the Province of Udine

Province of Udine

The Province of Udine is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, bordering Austria and Slovenia. Its capital is the city of Udine....

 between 1924 and 1927 and the communes of Sonzia

Soca, Bovec

Soča is a dispersed settlement on the river Soča in the Bovec Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.A small church by the roadisde in the village is dedicated to Saint Joseph and was built in 1718 and dedicated in 1823. In 1944 it was refurbished and painted by Tone Kralj...

, Plezzo

Bovec

Bovec is a small city and municipality in northwestern Slovenia. The city of Bovec lies in the Bovec Basin in the Soča Valley below the Kanin mountain in the Julian Alps.-Geographical location:...

, Bergogna

Breginj

Breginj is a village in the Kobarid municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.Until the 18th century, Breginj was part of the Republic of Venice, and it is still considered as part of the historical region known as the Venetian Slovenia...

, Caporetto

Kobarid

Kobarid is a town and a municipality in the upper Soča valley, western Slovenia, near the Italian border.Kobarid is known for the famous Battle of Caporetto, where the Italian retreat was documented by Ernest Hemingway in his novel A Farewell to Arms. The battle is well documented in the museum in...

, Tolmino

Tolmin

Tolmin is a small town and municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.-Geography:Tolmin, the old town that gave the name to the entire area , is the largest settlement in the Upper Soča Valley , as well as its economic, cultural and administrative centre. It is located on a terrace above the...

, Circhina

Cerkno

Cerkno is a small town and a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.It has around 2,000 inhabitants and is the administrative centre of the Cerkno hills...

, Santa Lucia d'Isonzo

Most na Soci

Most na Soči is a town in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It was named Sveta Lucija ob Soči until 1952. Other historical names include , and or Maurus Brucke. It is located on a rocky crest above the confluence of Soča and Idrijca rivers...

, Gracova Serravalle

Grahovo

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, Canale d'Isonzo

Kanal ob Soci

Kanal ob Soči is a town and municipality in Slovenia, established in 1995 by secession from Nova Gorica.The town itself is an important crossing point over the River Soča. The first bridge was built by the Romans. The current bridge was built after World War I. The center of the town was fortified...

, Cal di Canale

Kal nad Kanalom

Kal nad Kanalom is a village in the hills to the east of Kanal in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the southwest part of the Banjšice Plateau.The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Diocese of Koper...

, Idria

Idrija

Idrija is a small town and municipality in the Goriška region of Slovenia. It is known for its mercury mine and lace....

, Montenero d'Idria

Crni Vrh, Idrija

Črni Vrh is a settlement in the hills to the south of Idrija in the Goriška region of Slovenia.The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Josse and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.-External links:*...

, Castel Dobra

Dobrovo

Dobrovo is a settlement the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. It is the administrative centre of the Brda Municipality. It lies on the road that connects the Friuli Plain and the Soča Valley....

, Salona d'Isonzo

Anhovo

Anhovo is a settlement on the right bank of the river Soča in the Kanal Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is best known for its cement factory, built in 1921....

, Gargaro, Chiapovano

Cepovan

Čepovan is a settlement in the Nova Gorica Municipality in western Slovenia. Apart from the main village of Čepovan, it extends to include a number of smaller dispersed settlements in the valley known as Čepovanski Dol....

, Aidussina

Ajdovšcina

Ajdovščina is a small town and a municipality with the same name and a population of 7000 , located in the Vipava Valley , Slovenia....

, Santa Croce di Aidùssina

Vipavski Križ

Vipavski Križ , named Sveti Križ till 1955, is a settlement built on a small hill in the Vipava Valley in the Ajdovščina Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is one of the historically most interesting places of the area. There is evidence of habitation on the hill in pre-Roman period...

, Cernizza Goriziana

Crnice

Črniče is a village in the Vipava Valley in the Ajdovščina Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Koper Diocese....

, Tarnova della Selva

Trnovo, Nova Gorica

Trnovo is a village in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located on the high plateau known as Trnovo Forest in the Goriška region of the Slovene Littoral....

, Sambasso

Šempas

Šempas is a village in the Vipava Valley in the municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia.The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Sylvester and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.-External links:*...

, Merna

Miren

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, Ranziano

Rence

Renče is a settlement in the lower Vipava Valley in the Renče-Vogrsko municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.-External links:...

, Montespino

Dornberk

Dornberk is a village in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica.It is located in the Vipava Valley within the Goriška region of the Slovenian Littoral. Dornberk is the centre of a local community which includes the satellite settlements of Potok pri Dornberku, Saksid, Brdo, Tabor,...

, Opacchiasella

Opatje selo

Opatje selo is a village in the Miren-Kostanjevica Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, right on the border with Italy....

, Temenizza

Temnica

Temnica is a village east of Kostanjevica in the Miren-Kostanjevica Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.-External links:*...

, Rifembergo

Branik

Branik is a village in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica.Branik is situated in the Branik Valley, which is part of the Vipava Valley, just beneath the Kras plateau. The location provides a favourable climate for the growth of Mediterranean ortages, such as figs and peaches...

, Comeno

Komen

Komen is a settlement and a municipality in Slovenia. It is located on the Kras plateau in the Slovenian Littoral.-History:In the Middle Ages, it was first part of the Duchy of Friuli and in the 13th century it was included in the County of Gorizia. Komen was first mentioned in a document from 1247...

, San Daniele del Carso

Štanjel

Štanjel is a village in the Komen Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located on the Kras plateau overlooking the Vipava Valley. In the 17th century it was fortificated to defend it against Ottoman raids...

, Zolla

Col

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, Vipacco

Vipava, Slovenia

Vipava is a small town in western Slovenia with 1500 inhabitants. It is the center of a municipality with 5,185 people. Vipava is built near the numerous sources of the Vipava River, in the upper Vipava Valley, 102 m above sea level...

, San Martino di Quisca

Šmartno, Brda

Šmartno is a village in the Brda Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The entire village has been declared a cultural heritge monument....

 and San Vito di Vipacco

Podnanos

Podnanos is a village in the upper Vipava Valley in the Vipava Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies under Mount Nanos, from which it gets its name....

; and the eastern part of Gorizia

Gorizia

Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...

, were part of this province between 1918 and 1924, and from 1927 to 1947. These communes are now part of Slovenia

Slovenia

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It has an area of 466 km², and a total population of 136,491 (2001). It has a coastal length of 47.6 km. There are 25 communes in the province (http://www.upinet.it/indicatore.asp?id_statistiche=6).

Around 11% of the population of the province is of ethnically Slovene. Italian legislation ensures the protection of the Slovene linguistic minority in 9 of the 25 municipalities composing the province.

External links

• Provincia di Gorizia homepage - in Italian, Friulian, and Slovene