Duino

Duino (Devin in Slovenian), the city of Duino-Aurisina, is in Italy. It is in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the province of Trieste, in north-east Italy.

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The total population is given as 8,753 (males 4,281, females 4,472, number of families 3,753) the population density (people per square kilometre) as 193.8, and housing units as 3,983.

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It is noted as the place of death of the physicist Ludwig Boltzmann, and for the Duino Elegies of Rainer Maria Rilke.

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