Ronchi dei Legionari (
Bisiacco: ; , , ) is a (municipality) in the
regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in
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 a ...
, northeast
Italy
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, about southwest of
Gorizia
Gorizia (; ; , ; ; ) is a town and (municipality) 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, Region ...
and northwest of
Trieste
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. It is the location of
Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, the major commercial airport serving the region.
The origins of the name Ronchi dei Legionari have been documented since
1229 in the Friulian form ''Ronches''. Until
1925
Events January
* January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria.
* January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ...
, it was called Ronchi di Monfalcone. Its current name is owed to the legionaries of
Gabriele D'Annunzio, who set out from here on September 12,
1919 (the March of Ronchi), marking the beginning of the Fiume Expedition.
The comune was called ''Ronchi di Monfalcone'' up to
1925
Events January
* January 1 – The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria (1925–1930), State of Syria.
* January 3 – Benito Mussolini m ...
. It owes its current name to the ''Legionaries'' of
Gabriele D'Annunzio, who set out with deserters of the
Royal Italian Army's
2nd Grenadiers Regiment I Battalion from the town on 12 September 1919 (the so-called ''March of Ronchi''), to start the
Enterprise of Fiume.
According to the Italian census of 1971, 4% of the population was of
Slovene ethnicity, while according to the Austrian census of 1910 only 1% of the population was Slovenian.
The climate of the city is of the sub-continental type, with cold but not harsh winters (average temperature in January is 3.5°C) and summers that are not excessively hot, tempered by the proximity of the sea (temperature averages at about 23.5 C in July). The average annual temperature is just below 14°C. The Ronchi dei Legionari weather station is located in the municipal area, officially recognized by the world meteorological organization.
Air Dolomiti
Air Dolomiti S.p.A. L.A.R.E (''Linee Aeree Regionali Europee'') is an Italian regional airline, wholly-owned by Lufthansa. It is a member of Lufthansa Regional and has its head office in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona. Its main bases are at Mu ...
's executive headquarters were formerly in Ronchi dei Legionari, while the airline's registered office was in
Dossobuono,
Villafranca di Verona.
Twin towns – sister cities
Ronchi dei Legionari is
twinned with:
*
Metlika, Slovenia
*
Wagna, Austria
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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