Capriva del Friuli ( sl, Koprivno;
Standard Friulian: ;
Southeastern Friulian: ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Italian
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region
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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, located about northwest of
Trieste
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and about west of
Gorizia
Gorizia (; sl, Gorica , colloquially 'old Gorizia' to distinguish it from Nova Gorica; fur, label= Standard Friulian, Gurize, fur, label= Southeastern Friulian, Guriza; vec, label= Bisiacco, Gorisia; german: Görz ; obsolete English ''Gorit ...
.
Capriva del Friuli borders the following municipalities:
Cormons
Cormons or Cormòns ( sl, Krmin, german: Kremaun) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about west of Gorizia, on the border with Slovenia.
Cormons borders the f ...
,
Moraro
Moraro ( sl, Morar; fur, Morâr) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about west of Gorizia.
Moraro borders the following municipalities: Capriva del Friuli, Cormon ...
,
Mossa,
San Floriano del Collio
San Floriano del Collio ( sl, Števerjan; fur, San Florean dal Cuei) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northwest of Gorizia, on th ...
,
San Lorenzo Isontino
San Lorenzo Isontino ( fur, San Lurinz, sl, Šlovrenc ob Soči) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about west of Gorizia.
San Lorenzo Isontino borders the follow ...
.
The municipality is located in the hilly
Collio region, noted for
viticulture
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.
History
The area was occupied in Roman times, after which it was subsumed into
Lombardy
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. Around the year 1000, it came under the control of the
Patriarchate of Aquileia
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, passing to
the Venetians in 1428.
In the 16th century Capriva became part of the
Habsburg territories, and continued to be ruled from
Vienna
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until
after
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* ''After'' (Prose novel), a 2003 novel by Francine Prose
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...
the
First World War
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, when it was transferred to
Italy
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.
References
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Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia