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, located about northwest of

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, on the border with Slovenia. , it had a population of 2,130 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute

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. Sgonico borders these municipalities:

Duino-Aurisina Duino-Aurisina ( sl, Devin-Nabrežina, german: Thübein-Nabreschin, also ; vec, label= Triestine, Duin-Aurisina) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Lying near the border with ...

Monrupino Monrupino ( sl, Repentabor) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about north of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia. , it had a population of 848 and an area of .All demo ...

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(Slovenia), and

Name

The name of the settlement was first attested in 1309 as ''Swonich'' (and as ''de Svonicho'' in 1348, ''de Vonicho'' in 1373, ''de Champanilo'' in 1374, ''de villa Svonich'' in 1421, ''Suonich'' and ''de Suonigo'' in 1525, and ''Sgonico'' in 1819). The name is of Slovene origin, derived from the Slovene common noun ''zvonik'', "belfry", (in reference to the church of Saint Michael). The phonological change ''zvonik'' to ''zgonik'' is characteristic of the local Slovene dialect; cf. also dialect ''zgon'', "bell", from ''zvon''.Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen.'' Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 480.

Geography

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History

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Economy

Two big Hi-Tech Companies have their EMEA global or national headquarters located in Sgonico:

Telit Telit is an Internet of Things (IoT) Enabler company headquartered in Irvine, CA, USA. It is a privately held company with key operations in the US, Brazil, Italy, Israel, and Korea. Overview Telit is an IoT Enabler providing IoT modules, edg ...

and

u-blox u-blox is a Swiss company that creates wireless semiconductors and modules for consumer, automotive and industrial markets. They operate as a fabless IC and design house. They acquired a dozen companies after their IPO in 2007, after acquiring ...

both of them located near Stazione di Prosecco, the biggest and more important area of manufacturing and services companies in Sgonico. Other small realities are mainly working in the crafts and freight forwarders (transportation) area close to Stazione di Prosecco and Industrial Zone (Zona Artigianale - Sgonico/Zgonik).

Demographic evolution

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Language

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Culture

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Transport

Points of interest

Grotta Gigante Grotta Gigante ("Giant Cave", sl, Briška jama or ''Jama pri Briščikih''), also known as ''Riesengrotte'' or as ''Grotta di Brisciachi'', is a giant cave on the Italian side of the Trieste Karst (''Carso''), close to the village of Borgo Grot ...

Giardino Botanico Carsiana The Giardino Botanico Carsiana (Carsiana Botanical Garden) is a botanical garden located within the municipality of Sgonico (''Zgonik'') between the villages of Gabrovizza and Sgonico, Province of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. It is open e ...

* Gabrovizza / Gabrovec