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San Pietro Al Natisone
San Pietro al Natisone (, locally ; ; ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Udine, and borders the following municipalities: Cividale del Friuli, San Leonardo, Italy, San Leonardo, Savogna, Prepotto, Pulfero, and Torreano. Until 1878, its official Italian name was San Pietro degli Slavi, i.e. "Saint Peter of the Slavs" (cognate with the Friulian name still in use). Ethnic composition 75.9% of the population were Slovenes according to the 1971 census.Thomas, Lee; Lokar A. (1977)Socioeconomic structure of the Slovene population in Italy Slovene Studies, Chicago, Illinois, p.28. Twin towns San Pietro al Natisone is town twinning, twinned with: * Sambreville, Belgium References See also *Venetian Slovenia *Friuli *Slovene Lands Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia {{FriuliVeneziaGiulia-geo-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia () is one of the 20 regions of Italy and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The regional capital is Trieste on the Gulf of Trieste, a bay of the Adriatic Sea. Friuli-Venezia Giulia has an area of and about 1,194,095 inhabitants as of 2025. A natural opening to the sea for many central European countries, the region is traversed by the major transport routes between the east and west of Southern Europe. It encompasses the historical-geographical region of Friuli and a small portion of the historical region of —also known in English as the Julian March—each with its own distinct history, traditions and identity. Name ''Friuli'' comes from the Latin term (' Julius' forum'), a center for commerce in the Roman times, which today corresponds to the city of Cividale. The denomination ''Venezia Giulia'' ('Julian Venetia', not referring to the city of Venice but to the Roman province of Venetia et Histria) was proposed by the Italian l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prepotto
Prepotto (; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about east of Udine, on the border with Slovenia. , it had a population of 894 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Prepotto borders the following municipalities: Brda (Slovenia), Kanal ob Soči (Slovenia), Cividale del Friuli, Corno di Rosazzo, Dolegna del Collio, San Leonardo, San Pietro al Natisone San Pietro al Natisone (, locally ; ; ) is a (municipality) in the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italy, Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Ud ..., Stregna. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friuli
Friuli (; ; or ; ; ) is a historical region of northeast Italy. The region is marked by its separate regional and ethnic identity predominantly tied to the Friulians, who speak the Friulian language. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the administrative Provinces of Italy, provinces of Province of Udine, Udine, Province of Pordenone, Pordenone, and Province of Gorizia, Gorizia, excluding Province of Trieste, Trieste. Names The name originates from the ancient Roman town of ("Julius Caesar, Julius' Forum (Roman), Forum"), now Cividale del Friuli. Geography Friuli is bordered on the west by the Veneto region with the border running along the Livenza river, on the north by the crest of the Carnic Alps between Carnia and Austrian Carinthia (state), Carinthia, on the east by the Julian Alps, the border with Slovenia and the Timavo river, and on the south by the Adriatic Sea. The adjacent Slovene parts of the Soča/Isonzo valley f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venetian Slovenia
Slavia Friulana, which means Friulian Slavia (), is a small mountainous region in northeastern Italy and it is so called because of its Slavic population which settled here in the 8th century AD. The territory is located in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, between the town of Cividale del Friuli (not included) and the Slovenian border. Extent The term ''Slavia Friulana'' could possibly be used to refer to all Friulian territories with a Slavic presence, including the municipalities of Lusevera, Taipana, Torreano, Resia and the mountainous areas of the municipalities of Tarcento, Nimis, Attimis, Faedis, Prepotto and Montenars. Despite that, in the last decades the name has been used to indicate the area also known as ''Valli del Natisone'' (Natisone Valleys) which was called Antro in the Middle Ages and then Schiavonìa during the Venetian domination: nowadays, the area is divided into the municipalities of San Pietro al Natisone, San Leonardo, Pulfero, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sambreville
Sambreville (; ) is a municipality and since March 12, 2024 a Belgian city of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Sambreville had a total population of 26,949. The total area is which gives a population density of . Villages and towns The municipality was created in 1977, as part of the post-1974 fusion of the Belgian municipalities, bringing together the '' ancienne communes'' (now towns and villages) of: *Arsimont *Auvelais * Falisolle *Keumiée *Moignelée * Tamines *Velaine Tamines is associated with the Rape of Belgium during World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to .... At least 384 townspeople were massacred, including women and children. Twin towns * Gessopalena, Italy See also * List of protected heritage sites i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town Twinning
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept Throughout history, many cities have participated in various cultural exchanges and similar activities that might resemble a sister-city or twin-city relationship, but the first officially documented case of such a relationship was a signed agreement between the leaders of the cities of Toledo, Ohio and Toledo, Spain in 1931. However, the modern concept of town twinning appeared during the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovene Studies
''Slovene Studies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on Slovenes as ethnic group and on Slovene culture. It is published by the Society for Slovene Studies and was established in 1973 as ''Papers in Slovene Studies''. It was originally edited by the Slovene linguist Rado Lenček. The journal has been published under its current title since 1979. The editor-in-chief is Timothy Pogacar (Bowling Green State University). The journal addresses international aspects of studies related to ethnic Slovenes and Slovene language Slovene ( or ) or Slovenian ( ; ) is a South Slavic languages, South Slavic language of the Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. Most of its 2.5 million speakers are the ... and culture.Biggins, Michael, & Janet Crayne (eds). 2000. ''Publishing in Yugoslavia's Successor States.'' Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press, p. 34. References External links * Journal pageat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenes
The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( ), are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Slovenia and adjacent regions in Italy, Austria and Hungary. Slovenes share a common ancestry, Slovenian culture, culture, and History of Slovenia, history, and speak Slovene language, Slovene as their native language. Although Slovenes are linguistically classified as South Slavs, genetic studies indicate they share closer genetic affinities with West Slavic and Central European populations than with other South Slavs such as Bulgarians and Macedonians. Outside of Slovenia and Europe, Slovenes form diaspora groups in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Brazil. Population Population in Slovenia Most Slovenes today live within the borders of the independent Slovenia (2,100,000 inhabitants, 83% Slovenes est. July 2020). In the Slovenian national census of 2002, 1,631,363 people ethnically declared themselves as Slovenes, while 1,723,434 people claimed Slovene as their nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavs
The Slavs or Slavic people are groups of people who speak Slavic languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout the northern parts of Eurasia; they predominantly inhabit Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, and Northern Asia, though there is a large Slavic minority scattered across the Baltic states and Central Asia, and a substantial Slavic diaspora in the Americas, Western Europe, and Northern Europe. Early Slavs lived during the Migration Period and the Early Middle Ages (approximately from the 5th to the 10th century AD), and came to control large parts of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe between the sixth and seventh centuries. Beginning in the 7th century, they were gradually Christianized. By the 12th century, they formed the core population of a number of medieval Christian states: East Slavs in the Kievan Rus', South Slavs in the Bulgarian Empire, the Principality of Serbia, the Duchy of Croatia and the Banate of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torreano
Torreano (; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Udine, on the border with Slovenia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,301 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. According to the census 1971 24,5% of the population are Slovenes. Torreano borders the following municipalities: Kobarid (Slovenia), Cividale del Friuli, Faedis, Moimacco, Pulfero, San Pietro al Natisone. Demographic evolution Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:455 height:303 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:50 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:4000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:1000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulfero
Pulfero (; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Udine, on the border with Slovenia, and borders the following municipalities: Faedis, Kobarid (Slovenia), San Pietro al Natisone, Savogna, and Torreano. Pulfero localities () include: Municipal statute. Antro/''Landar'', Biacis/''Bijača'', Brischis/''Brišča'', Calla/''Kau'', Cicigolis/''Ščigla'', Coliessa/''Kolieša'', Comugnero/''Kamunjar'', Cras/''Kras'', Erbezzo/''Arbeč'', Goregnavas/''Gorenja Vas'', Ialig/''Jalči'', Lasiz/''Laze'', Linder/''Linder'', Loch/''Log'', Mersino (collective name of following villages: Bardo/''Nabardo'', Clin/''Klin'', Ierep/''Jerebi'', Iur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savogna
Savogna (, locally ; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Udine in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Udine, on the border with Slovenia. Savogna localities include: Barza/''Barca'', Blasin/''Blažin'', Brizza di Sopra/''Gorenje Barca'', Brizza di Sotto/''Dolenje Barca'', Cepletischis/''Čeplešišče'', Crisnaro/''Kranjac'', Dus/''Duš'', Fletta/''Fleta'', Franz/''Franci'', Gabrovizza/''Gabruca'', Iellina/''Jelina'', Ieronizza/''Jeronišče'', Losaz/''Ložac'', Masseris/''Mašera'', Montemaggiore/''Matajur'', Pechinie di Sopra/''Gorenje Pečnije'', Pechinie di Sotto/''Dolenje Pečnije'', Podar, Podoreg/''Podorieh'', Polava, Savogna/''Sauodnja'', Stefenig/''Stiefinči'', Stermizza/''Starmica'', Tercimonte/''Tarčmun''. As of 31 December 2011, it had a population of 490 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. According to the cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
