Capriva del Friuli (Slovene: Koprivno; Standard Friulian: Caprive; Southeastern Friulian: Capriva) is a comune (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Gorizia.
Capriva del Friuli | |
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| Comune di Capriva del Friuli | |
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Location of Capriva del Friuli  | |
  Capriva del Friuli Location of Capriva del Friuli in Italy  Capriva del Friuli Capriva del Friuli (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 13°31′E / 45.933°N 13.517°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| Province | Gorizia (GO) |
| Frazioni | Russiz, Spessa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniele Sergon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (Dec. 2004)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,670 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Caprivesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 34070 |
| Dialing code | 0481 |
| Website | Official website |
Capriva del Friuli borders the following municipalities: Cormons, Moraro, Mossa, San Floriano del Collio, San Lorenzo Isontino.
The municipality is located in the hilly Collio region, noted for viticulture.
History edit
The area was occupied in Roman times, after which it was subsumed into Lombardy. Around the year 1000, it came under the control of the Patriarchate of Aquileia, passing to the Venetians in 1428.
In the 16th century Capriva became part of the Habsburg territories, and continued to be ruled from Vienna until after the First World War, when it was transferred to Italy.
References edit
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.