Trieste

:For Auguste Piccard's deep-sea submersible Trieste, see Bathyscaphe Trieste.

Overview

The sights in Trieste include Miramare, a romantic castle built in the 19th century for Austrian Archduke Maximilian and his wife. On the coastal road to Trieste is the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, operating under the aegis of UNESCO and IAEA.

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Miramare - Castle - 19th century - Austria - Archduke - Maximilian - Abdus Salam - International Centre for Theoretical Physics - Aegis - UNESCO - IAEA

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Through a long period of time, Trieste was seen as being peripheral to the centers of Italian commerce and culture, and lost influence—however lately it has been gaining influence as Italy's window to the east (former Yugoslavia). The Kosovo War saw large numbers of refugees passing through the city, which is now negotiating cooperation with Slovenian ports and expanding business with former Yugoslavia.

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Yugoslavia - Kosovo War - Slovenia - Yugoslavia

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The local Venetian dialect of Trieste is called "Triestino" in Italian and "Triestin" (pronounced {{IPA|/tri.e.stin/}}) in the local language itself. Italian and the local venetian dialect are spoken in the city center while Slovenian is spoken in many of the immediate suburbs. This linguistic division is historical and cultural and dates back hundreds of years. Italian-speaking and Slovenian-speaking locals are considered autochthonous into the border region of Trieste, eastern Friuli and Istria.

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Dialect - Italian - Language - Suburb - Autochthonous

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