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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Gorizia (GO) |
| Mayor | Ettore Romoli (Forza Italia, elected 2007-05-27) |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Area | 41 km² (16 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2004) | |
| - Total | 39,615 |
| - Density | 966/km² (2,502/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Goriziani, Goričani |
| Dialing code | 0481 |
| Postal code | 34170 |
| Frazioni | Castello, Lucinico, Oslavia (Oslavje), Piuma (Pevma), San Mauro (Šmaver), Sant’Andrea (Štandrež), Straccis (Stražišče), Vallone dell'Acqua, Gradiscutta, Piedimonte (Podgora) |
| Patron | Saints Ilario and Taziano |
| - Day | March 16 |
| Website: www.comune.gorizia.it | |
Gorizia (Slovene: Gorica, German: Görz, Friulian: Gurize) is a small town at the foot of the Alps, in northeastern Italy, on the border with Slovenia. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Friuli-Venezia Giulia ( Friulian: Friûl-Vignesie Julie, Friaul-Julisch Venetien Furlanija - Julijska krajina Friul-Venezsia Jułia is one of the twenty In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Gorizia (Italian Provincia di Gorizia, Slovenian: Goriška pokrajina) is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Friulian ( or affectionately marilenghe in Friulian friulano in Italian) (also Eastern Ladin) is a Romance language belonging Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. The Province of Gorizia (Italian Provincia di Gorizia, Slovenian: Goriška pokrajina) is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia In Slovene, Gorica means "little hill. Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language " The city is located at the confluence of the valleys of Isonzo and Vipacco rivers. The Soča (in Slovene) or Vipava can refer to Vipava Slovenia Vipava River Vipava Valley It lies in a plain overlooked by the Collio hills, which are renowned for the production of outstanding wines. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Being sheltered from the north by a mountain ridge, Gorizia is not touched by the cold winds coming from there. And although the Bora can blow from the east, the city still retains a mild climate. Bora ( Croatian: bura, Slovenian: burja, Bulgarian: буран, Turkish: poyraz) is a northern to
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History
Middle ages
- See also County of Gorizia
Originally a watchtower or a prehistoric castle, Gorizia soon became a little village near the fords of the river Isonzo. The County of Gorizia (German Grafschaft Görz; Italian Contea di Gorizia; Slovenian Goriška grofija; Friulian Contee di Gurize) was a county The Soča (in Slovene) or It was not far from one of the most important Roman travelways linking Aquileia and Emona (Ljubljana). The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Aquileia (also called Aquilegia, Friulian Acuilee/Aquilee, Slovene Oglej) is an ancient Roman city in what is Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants The name of Gorizia was for the first time recorded in a document dated AD April 28, 1001: "Villa quae Sclavorum lingua vocatur Goriza " ("The village, known in the language of the Slavs as Goriza"). Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title This stated the donation of the castle and village of Gorizia made by Emperor Otto III to Patriarch Giovanni II and to Count Verihen Eppenstein of Friuli. Otto III (980 &ndash January 23, 1002) was the fourth ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire. Eppenstein is a municipality in the district of Judenburg in Styria, Austria. Friuli ( Friulian: The Eppensteins were succedeed by the Palatine counts of Bavaria. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12
From the 11th century, the town had two different development plans: the castellan hamlet or superior land and the village or inferior land. A castellan was the Governor or caretaker of a Castle or Keep. The first played a political-administrative role and the second a rural-commercial role. From the 12th century to the early 16th century Gorizia was the capital of an essentially independent County, whose changeable dominions extended for a short while up to Aquileia and Tyrol. The County of Gorizia (German Grafschaft Görz; Italian Contea di Gorizia; Slovenian Goriška grofija; Friulian Contee di Gurize) was a county Aquileia (also called Aquilegia, Friulian Acuilee/Aquilee, Slovene Oglej) is an ancient Roman city in what is Tyrol is a region in Western Central Europe, which included the present day Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East
Habsburg rule
- See also Gorizia and Gradisca, Inner Austria
In 1500 the County of Gorizia passed to Austrian Habsburg rule and the city spread out at the foot of the castle becoming, in the middle of the 18th century, an archiepiscopal see with jurisdiction over the diocese of Trieste, Trento, Como and Pedena. Gorizia and Gradisca (Görz und Gradisca Gorizia e Gradisca Goriška in Gradiščanska Gurize e Gardiscje was a Habsburg County in Central Europe, in Inner Austria ( German Innerösterreich) is a term used from the late 14th to the 16th century referring to Styria, Carinthia, Carniola Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Habsburg Monarchy (alternatively Habsburg Empire) refers to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system Trento (traditional English Trent; Italian: Trento; German: Trient; Latin: Tridentum; Note that many Como is a City in Lombardy, Italy, north of Milan. Situated at the southern tip of the south-west arm of Lake Como, it Pićan (Pedena is a village and municipality in the central part of Istria, Croatia, 12 km southeast of Pazin; elevation 360 m Around the Baroque cathedral where many treasures of the Basilica of Aquileia had been transferred, a new quarter developed; it had a typically 18th century appearance and inside there was also a synagogue, one of the many examples of the town's multi-ethnic nature. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of The Habsburg suzerainty was interrupted briefly by the Venetians in 1508-1509 and the French during the Napoleonic Wars, in which it belonged to the Illyrian Provinces. The Most Serene Republic of Venice ((Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta or Repùblica de Venesia Serenissima Repubblica The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The Illyrian Provinces (Provinces illyriennes Ilirske province Ilirske pokrajne Province Illiriche were lands on the north and east coasts of the Adriatic Sea which were When restored to the Austrian Empire, the county was part of the subject Kingdom of Illyria until 1849 when it was made a part of the Austrian Littoral along with Trieste and Istria. For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. The Kingdom of Illyria was an administrative unit of the Austrian Empire from 1816 to 1849 Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Austrian Littoral This article is about a geographical region bordering the Adriatic Sea In 1861, Gorizia along with Gradisca d'Isonzo was reorganized as the Princely County of Gorizia and Gradisca within Austria. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gradisca d'Isonzo ( Friulian: Gardiscje, Slovenian: Gradišče ob Soči) is a town of 6600 inhabitants in the Province of Gorizia Gorizia and Gradisca (Görz und Gradisca Gorizia e Gradisca Goriška in Gradiščanska Gurize e Gardiscje was a Habsburg County in Central Europe, in During Austrian rule, Gorizia was known as the "Austrian Nice" and was a destination which the Austrian noblemen came to sojourn in the summer months. Nice (nis Niçard Occitan: Niça norm or Nissa, Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek
At the time, Gorizia was a multiethnic town: Italian and Venetian, Slovenian, Friulian and German were spoken in the town centre, while in the suburbs, Slovenian and Friulian prevailed. Multi-ethnic societies, in contrast to single ethnic societies integrate different Ethnic groups irrespective of differences in culture race and history under a common Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Venetian or Venetan is a Romance language spoken by over two million people mostly in the Veneto region of Italy. Slovene or Slovenian ( slovenski jezik or slovenščina, not to be confused with Slovenčina) is a South Slavic language Friulian ( or affectionately marilenghe in Friulian friulano in Italian) (also Eastern Ladin) is a Romance language belonging The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Although some tensions between the Italian-Friulian and the Slovenian population were felt, the town continued to maintain a relatively tolerant climate until WWI, in which both Slovenian and Italian-Friulian culture flourished. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
Italy entered World War I on the Allied side and conflict began with Austria-Hungary on 24 May 1915 with Italy soon taking Gorizia. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Entente Powers (from Triple Entente) were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gorizia was seriously damaged and changed hands again in 1916 as the front line ran in its area for two years with several battles fought nearby until the Battle of Caporetto in late 1917, when the Central Powers pushed the Italians back to the Piave River. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Battle of Caporetto (or Battle of Karfreit as it was known by the Central Powers; Bitka za Kobarid took place from 24 October The Central Powers ( German: "Mittelmächte" Hungarian: "Központi hatalmak" Turkish: "İttifak Piave (from Latin Plavis) is a River in north Italy. It begins in the Alps and flows southeast for 220 km (135 miles into the Adriatic
After the battle of Caporetto the political life in Austria-Hungary resumed and Gorizia became the center of three competing political camps: the Slovenes, who united to demand an autonomous Yugoslav state within Austria-Hungary, the Friulian conservatives who demanded a separate and autonomous East Friulian County, and the underground Italian irredentist, who wished the unification with Italy. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Friulians are a linguistic Minority living in Italy and elsewhere At the end of World war I, in late October 1918, the Slovenes unilaterally declared their independence within the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs, while the Friulians continued to demand an autonomous region under Habsburg rule. The State of Slovenes Croats and Serbs was a short-lived state formed from the southernmost parts of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy after its dissolution at the end of Gorizia became a contested town. Already in early November 1918, the town was occupied by Italian troops again, which dissolved the two competing authorities. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Part of Italy
At first, Gorizia was included in the Governorate of Venezia Giulia (1918-1919). The Julian March (Venezia Giulia Croatian and Slovene: Julijska Krajina; Julisch Venetien Venesia Jułia Vignesie Julie Carsia Julia is a former political Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1920, the town and the whole region became officially part of Italy. The eutnomous County of Gorizia and Gradisca was dissolved in 1922, and in 1924 it was annexed to the Province of Udine (then called the Province of Friuli). Gorizia and Gradisca (Görz und Gradisca Gorizia e Gradisca Goriška in Gradiščanska Gurize e Gardiscje was a Habsburg County in Central Europe, in The Province of Udine (It Provincia di Udine, Friulian Provincie di Udin) is a province in the autonomous Friuli-Venezia Giulia Friuli ( Friulian: In 1927 Gorizia became a provincial capital within Venezia Giulia. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Julian March (Venezia Giulia Croatian and Slovene: Julijska Krajina; Julisch Venetien Venesia Jułia Vignesie Julie Carsia Julia is a former political During the fascist regime, all Slovenian organizations were dissolved and the public use of Slovenian language was prohibited. The term Italian Fascism denotes the totalitarian Fascismo political movement that ruled Italy from 1922 until 1943 under leader Benito Mussolini Illegal Slovenian organizations, with an anti-Fascist and often irredentist agenda, such as the TIGR, emerged as a result. Anti-fascism is the opposition to fascist ideologies organizations governments and people Irredentism is any position advocating Annexation of territories administered by another State on the grounds of common Ethnicity or prior historical possession TIGR, abbreviation for T rst ( Trieste) I stra ( Istria) G orica ( Gorizia) and R eka ( Rijeka) was Many Slovenes emigrated to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and to South America, especially to Argentina. Slovenes or Slovenians ( Slovene Slovenci, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
After the Italian armistice in September 1943, the town was shortly occupied by the Slovene partisan resistance, but soon fell under Nazi German administration. The Armistice with Italy was an Armistice signed on September 3 and publicly declared on September 8, 1943, during World War II, between The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans, ( Serbo-Croatian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene: Partizani Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Between 1943 and 1945 it was incorporated into the Operational Zone Adriatic Littoral. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar OZAK, the Operational Zone Adriatic Coast (Operationszone Adriatisches Küstenland ( OZAK) or colloquially Operationszone Adria Zona di Operazioni Litorale After a brief occupation by the Yugoslav partisans in May and June 1945, the administration was transferred to the Allies until September 1947, when it was fully incorporated into Italy again. The Yugoslav Partisans, or simply the Partisans, ( Serbo-Croatian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Slovene: Partizani The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Several peripherical districts of the Gorizia municipality (Solkan, Pristava, Rožna Dolina, Kromberk and Šempeter-Vrtojba) were handed over to the Socialist Yugoslavia, together with much of the Province of Gorizia's territory. Solkan (Salcano is a suburb of the town of Nova Gorica in the Goriška region of western Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. Pristava (Prestava Rafût also known as Rafut, is one of the four Suburbs of the town of Nova Gorica in the Goriška region of western Rožna Dolina (Valdirose is one of the four Suburbs of the town of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia (the others being Solkan, Kromberk Kromberk (Moncorona is a settlement in the municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. Šempeter-Vrtojba (San Pietro di Gorizia-Vertoiba in Campi Santi is a municipality in Slovenia. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: The national border was thus drawn just off the town centre, putting Gorizia into a peripherical zone.
Though a border city, Gorizia was not crossed by the border with Yugoslavia as often erroneously claimed. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: This image stems mainly from the presence in Yugoslav territory of old buildings once belonging to Gorizia: these include the old railway station of the line that connected the town of Gorizia to the Austro-Hungarian capital Vienna. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. The Slovenian authorities had a new city, Nova Gorica ("New Gorizia"), constructed from 1948 on, in what is now Slovenian territory. Nova Gorica (ˈnɔʋa gɔˈɾitsa Slovenian for " New Gorizia " (population 13852 ( town) 21082 ( incl Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west Although the situation in Gorizia was often compared with that of Berlin during the Cold War, Italy and Yugoslavia had good relations on Gorizia. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the These included sport and cultural meetings that favoured the creation of a melting pot that still exists today. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic With the breakup of Yugoslavia, the frontier remained as the division between Italy and Slovenia until the implementation of the Schengen agreement by Slovenia on 21 December 2007. Gorizia is the site of one of the most important choral competition, "C. A. Seghizzi" International Choir Competition, is and member cities of the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing. The European Grand Prix for Choral Singing (in French Grand Prix European de Chant Choral, commonly abbreviated as European Choral Grand Prix or GPE) is
Historical demography
The chart shows the historical development of the population of Gorizia from the late 18th century to the eve of World War One, according to official Austrian censuses. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The figures show the population of the municipality of Gorizia in the boundiaries of the time. The criteria for the definition of the ethnical structure were changing over the years: in 1789, only the religious affiliation of the population was taken into account; in 1869 the ethnic affiliation was also recorded, with Jews counted as a separate category; in 1880 the category of ethnicity was replaced by the mother tongue, and from 1890 to 1910 only the "language of everyday communication" (German: Umgangsprache) was recorded. A first language (also mother tongue, native language, arterial language, or L1) is the language a human being learns from birth The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. After 1869, the Jews were only recorded as a religious community, under the official category of "Israelites". See also History of ancient Israel and Judah According to the Bible, the Israelites were the dominant group living in the Land of Israel.
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Italians and Friulians | Slovenes | other Slavs | Germans | Jews |
| 1789 | 7. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging Friulians are a linguistic Minority living in Italy and elsewhere Slovenes or Slovenians ( Slovene Slovenci, dual Slovenca, singular Slovenec, feminine Slovenke, dual Slovenki The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ 639 | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | 300 |
| 1850 | 10. 581 | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. |
| 1857 | 13. 297 | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. | n. a. |
| 1869 | 16. 659 | 11. 100 | 3. 500 | n. a. | 1. 800 | 300 |
| 1880 | 19. 113 | 13. 517 | 3. 411 | 56 | 2. 149 | (260) |
| 1890 | 20. 019 | 14. 860 | 3. 567 | 94 | 1. 497 | n. a. |
| 1900 | 23. 765 | 16. 112 | 4. 754 | 133 | 2. 760 | n. a. |
| 1910 | 29. 291 | 14. 812 | 10. 790 | 376 | 3. 238 | (260) |
Culture and education
Although the majority of the population identifies with the Italian culture, Gorizia is an important center of Friulian and Slovene culture. The Culture of Italy can be found in the Roman ruins remaining in much of the country the precepts of the Roman Catholic Church, the spirit of the Friulian ( or affectionately marilenghe in Friulian friulano in Italian) (also Eastern Ladin) is a Romance language belonging See also List of Slovenians, Holidays in Slovenia, Slovene literature, Music of Slovenia, Slovenian cuisine Slovenia 's Before 1918, the tri-lingual Gorizia Grammar School was one of the most important educational institutions in the Slovene Lands and for the Italians in the Austrian Littoral. Slovene Lands or Slovenian Lands (Slovenske dežele or shortly sl ''Slovensko'' German: Slowenische Länder or archaically Windische Länder) The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging The Austrian Littoral
Nowadays, Gorizia hosts several important scientific and educational institutions. Both the University of Trieste and the University of Udine have part of their campuses and faculties located in Gorizia. The University of Trieste ( Italian Università degli Studi di Trieste, UNITS) is a medium-sized university in Trieste in the Friuli-Venezia The University of Udine ( Italian Università degli Studi di Udine, Friulian Universitât di Udin, Latin Universitas Studiorum Other institutes of international renomation from Gorizia are the Institute of International Sociology Gorizia, the Institute for Central European Cultural Encounters and the International University Instiute for European Studies.
Religion
The majority of the population of Gorizia is of Roman Catholic denomination. The town is the seat of the Archbishops of Gorizia, who were one of the three legal descentants of the Patriarchate of Aquileia (along with the Patriarchate of Venice and the Archdiocese of Udine). The Patriarchate of Aquileia was an historical state and Episcopal see in northeastern Italy, centred on the ancient city of Aquileia situated at the head The Patriarch of Venice is one of the few Patriarchs in the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church. Between mid 18th century and 1920, Gorizia was thus the center of a Metropolitan bishopric that comprised the Dioceses of Ljubljana, Trieste, Poreč-Pula and Krk. In Hierarchical Christian churches the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the Diocesan bishop or The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana ( Latin: Archidioecesis Labacensis) is an ecclesiastical territory The Roman Catholic Diocese of Poreč and Pula { Latin: Parentin(us et Polen(sis } is a Diocese located in the cities of Poreč and The Diocese of Krk ( Croatian: Krčka biskupija, Latin: Dioecesis Veglensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or Diocese of the Several important religious figures lived and worked in Gorizia during this period, including cardinal Jakob Missia, bishop Frančišek Borgia Sedej, theologians Anton Mahnič and Josip Srebrnič, and Franciscan monk and philologian Stanislav Škrabec. The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic There are many important Roman Catholic sacral buildings in the area, among them the sancturies of Sveta Gora ("Holy Mountain") and the monastery of Kostanjevica, both of which are now located in Slovenia. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west
Until 1943, Gorizia was also home of a small but significant Jewish minority. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Most of its members however perished in the Holocaust. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as An important Evangelical community also exists in Gorizia.
Main sights
- The Castle, built within the Middle Ages walls, was once the seat of the administrative and judiciary power of the county. It is divided into the Corte dei Lanzi (with foundings of a high tower demolished in the 16th century), the Palazzetto dei Conti (13th century) and the Palazzetto Veneto. The Lanzi were the armed guards, the term being an Italian form of Landsknecht. Landsknechts (singular Landsknecht, German plural Landsknechte, sometimes also in English publications were European most often German, Mercenary The palatine chapel, entitled to Saint Bartholomew houses canvases of the Venetian school of painting and traces of Renaissance frescoes. A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a Saint Bartholomew was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus. Bartholomew (Βαρθολομαίος transliterated "Bartholomaios" comes from The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Fresco (plural either frescos or frescoes) is any of several related Painting types done on Plaster on walls or There is also a Museum of the Goritian Middle Ages.
- The Cathedral (originally erected in the 14th century), like many of the city's buildings, was almost entirely destroyed during World War I. It has been rebuilt following the forms of the 1682 edifice, a Baroque church with splendid stucco decoration. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water A Gothic chapel of San Acatius is annexed to the nave. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period.
- The most important church of Gorizia is that of St. Ignatius, built by the Jesuits in 1680-1725. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a It has a single nave with precious sculptures at the altars of the side chapels. In the presbytery Christoph Tausch painted a Glory of St. Ignatius in 1721. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
- The Palazzo Attems Petzenstein (19th century), designed by Nicolò Pacassi. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Nicolò Pacassi (1716 Wiener Neustadt - 1790 Vienna) was an Austrian architect of Italian ( Gorizian descent
- The church of San Rocco.
- Palazzo Cobenzl, today seat of the archbishops.
- The Earls of Lantieri's house, which housed emperors and popes in his history. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in
- The Palazzo Coronini Cronberg, including an art gallery.
- The Transalpina railway square, divided by an international border. The Bohinj Railway or Transalpina is a Railway in Slovenia extending into Italy.
- The Department of International and Diplomatic Sciences of the University of Trieste, hosted in the beautiful "Seminario Minore", is the most prestigious academic course in Foreign Affairs in Italy.
Famous natives and residents
Authors
- Anton Budal (1889-1972), Writer and translator
- Fran Erjavec (1837-1884), Author
- Simon Gregorčič (1844-1906), Poet
- Julius Kugy (1858-1944), Writer and mountaineer
- Celso Macor (1925-1998), Essayist, writer and translator
- Paolo Maurensig (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms Translation is the interpreting of the meaning of a text and the subsequent production of an equivalent text likewise called a " translation Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Simon Gregorčič ( 15 October 1844, Vrsno - 24 November 1906, Gorica) was a Slovene Poet and Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Julius Kugy (19 July 1858 — 5 February 1944 was a Slovene Mountaineer and Writer. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) This article is an abbreviated list of Essayists - individuals notable for writing essays on various topics Paolo Maurensig (b 1943 Italy) is an Italian Novelist, best known for the book Canone Inverso (1996 a complex tale of a violin and its owners 1943), Novelist
Artists and architects
- Vittorio Bolaffio (1883-1931), Painter
- Italico Brass (1870-1943), Painter
- Max Fabiani (1865-1962), Architect
- Franc Kavčič (1755-1828), Painter
- Gojmir Anton Kos (1896-1970), Painter
- Rodolfo Lipizer (1895-1974), Violinist
- Nicolò Pacassi (1716-1790), Architect
- Veno Pilon (1896-1970), Painter
- Saša Šantel (1883-1945), Painter
- Carlo Tavagnutti (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Fabiani, ( 29 April 1865 &ndash 18 August 1962) was a Slovenian Italian Art nouveau Architect. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Gojmir Anton Kos ( January 24 1896 - May 22 1970) was a Slovene academic painter and a professor at the Academy of Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rodolfo Lipizer ( January 16, 1895, Gorizia Italy – June 8, 1974) was an Italian violinist professor of music and orchestra conductor Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The following lists of violinists are available List of classical violinists, names of great violinist from baroque era till 20th century Nicolò Pacassi (1716 Wiener Neustadt - 1790 Vienna) was an Austrian architect of Italian ( Gorizian descent Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Veno Pilon ( September 22 1896 - September 23 1970) was a Slovene Expressionist painter, Graphic artist Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Carlo Tavagnutti (born ?? 1929 in Gorizia, Italy) is an Italian Photographer who for over 50 years has taken pictures of landscapes and architecture 1929), Photographer
- Jožef Tominc (1790-1866), Painter
Politicians and public servants
- Engelbert Besednjak (1894-1968), Politician
- Carlo Favetti (1819-1892), Politician and poet
- Andrej Gabršček (1864-1938), Politician, editor and historian
- Anton Gregorčič (1852-1925), Politician
- Henrik Tuma (1858-1935), Politician, mountaneer and author
Religious figures
- Karl Michael Attems (1711-1774), First Archbishop of Gorizia
- Luigi Fogar (1882-1971), bishop of Trieste (1923-1936)
- Anton Mahnič (1850-1920), Roman Catholic bishop, author and political activist
- Jakob Missia (1838-1902), Cardinal
- Frančišek Borgia Sedej (1854-1931), Prelate
Scholars
- Graziadio Isaia Ascoli (1829-1907), Linguist
- Martin Baučer (1595-1668), Historian
- Johannes Christian Brunnich (1866-1931), Chemist
- Štefan Kociančič (1818-1883), Theologian
- Franc Kos (1853-1924), Historian
- Milko Kos (1892-1972), Historian
- Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-1577), Naturalist
- Fulvio Melia (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A prelate is a high-ranking member of the Clergy who either is an Ordinary or ranks in precedence with ordinaries For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Martin Baučer, also known as Martin Baucer ( November 11 1595 - December 23 1668) was a Slovene Historian who See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Johannes Christian Brünnich ( 11 September 1861 – 3 July 1933) was an Australian agricultural chemist. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Pietro Andrea Gregorio Mattioli ( Matthiolus) ( 23 March 1501, Siena – 1577 Trento) was a doctor and naturalist Natural history is the Scientific research of Plants or Animals leaning more towards the Observational than Experimental methods Fulvio Melia (born 2 August 1956) is an Italian - American Physicist / Astrophysicist and Author. 1956), Astrophysicist
- Carlo Michelstaedter (1887-1910), Philosopher
- Avgust Pirjevec (1887-1943), Literary historian and librarian
- Carlo Rubbia (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Astrophysics is the branch of Astronomy that deals with the Physics of the Universe, including the physical properties ( Luminosity, Carlo Michelstaedter ( 3 June 1887 - 17 October 1910) was an Italian writer philosopher, and man of letters Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlo Rubbia (born on March 31, 1934 in Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy) is an Italian physicist at 1934), Physicist and Nobel laureate
- Vladimir Truhlar (1912-1977), Poet and theologian
Sportsmen
- Matej Černic (1978), Volleyball player
- Barbara Lah (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning This is a list of Nobel Prize Laureates awarded for their outstanding contributions to Humanitarian causes for Peace, work in Literature Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective Matej Černic (born September 13, 1978 in Gorizia) is a Volleyball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Barbara Lah (born 24 March 1972 in Gorizia) is a retired Italian Triple jumper who's personal best jump is 14 1972), Triple jumper
- Gianmarco Pozzecco (b. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gianmarco Pozzecco (born September 15 1972 in Gorizia) is a retired Italian basketball playerone of the best european Playmaker of 1972), Basketball player
- Edoardo Reja (b. Edoardo "Edi" Reja (born on October 10, 1945 in Lucinico Gorizia) is an Italian football coach and former 1945), Football (soccer) coach and player
- Paolo Vidoz (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Paolo Vidoz (born August 21, 1970 in Gorizia) is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal twice won the 1970), Boxer
Others
- Lojze Bratuž (1902-1937), Composer and Anti-fascist martyr
- Ferdo Delak (1905-1968), Slovene - Croatian stage director
- Edvard Rusjan (1886-1911), Aircraft constructor and pilot
- Karl von Scherzer (1821-1903), Explorer and natural scientist
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Twin towns
Gorizia is twinned with:
External links
- Comune di Gorizia Official Homepage
- Gorizia and Environs
- Pictures of Gorizia and information in English language
- Gorizia oggi: news from Gorizia
Dictionary
Gorizia
-proper noun
- Province of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
- Town and capital of Gorizia.
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