The Italian–Slovenian border is a land border between the Republic of

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

and the Republic of

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

Path

The border starts in the Alps at the

tripoint A triple border, tripoint, trijunction, triple point, or tri-border area is a geography, geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or Administrative division, subnational entities meet. There are 175 international tripoints ...

connecting the

Austria–Italy border The Austrian–Italian border is a land border along the Alps between the Republic of Italy and the Republic of Austria. Although a border between Austria and Italy has existed since the 1861 Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, most of the c ...

and the

Austria–Slovenia border The Austrian–Slovenian border is a land border between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Slovenia. Until 1991, it was the border between Austria and Yugoslavia; when Slovenia gained independence in 1991, it became the Austrian� ...

. It ends at the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Se ...

Road crossings

* SS54 / 202 * SS54 / 203 * SR646 / 401 * SS54 / 102 * SP14 / 402 * Road 402 between

Podsabotin Podsabotin (, ) is a village in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, right on the border with Italy. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Koper Diocese. Another small church ...

and

Nova Gorica Nova Gorica () is a town in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy. It is the seat of the Municipality of Nova Gorica. Nova Gorica is a planned town, built according to the principles of modernist architecture after 1947, when the Treaty of pe ...

, both in Slovenia, goes through Italy for 1.6 km (1.0 mi). It was built after the 1975 treaty for Yugoslav usage without border control, but with fences and two bridges over it. * Several streets in

Gorizia Gorizia (; ; , ; ; ) is a town and (municipality) in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, Region ...

(Italy) and

, which lie next to each other. * A34 / H4 * SP6 / 617 * SR58 / A3 / E61 + E70 * SP10 / 205 * SS14 / E61 / 7 * SP13 / 627 * SS15 / H5 * SP14 / 406 Sources:

History

Until 1991, it was the border between Italy and

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

. When Slovenia gained independence in 1991, it became the Italian–Slovenian border. The border has been an EU internal border since 2003 and a

Schengen The Schengen Area ( , ) encompasses European countries that have officially abolished border controls at their common borders. As an element within the wider area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ) policy of the European Union (EU), it ...

border since 2007. Between 1920 and 1947 the border between Italy and

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941. From 1918 to 1929, it was officially called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, but the term "Yugoslavia" () h ...

went further east. The definition of the border between Italy and Yugoslavia dates back to the

Treaty of Peace with Italy, 1947 The Treaty of Paris between Italy and the Allied Powers was signed on 10 February 1947, formally ending hostilities between both parties. It came into general effect on 15 September 1947. Territorial changes * Transfer of the Adriatic isl ...

. Some changes were made in 1954 (when the

Free Territory of Trieste The Free Territory of Trieste was an independent territory in Southern Europe between Italy and SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, facing the north part of the Adriatic Sea, under United Nations Security Council Resolution 16, direct responsibility of ...

was divided between Italy and Yugoslavia), 1975 ( Treaty of Osimo, some adjustments) and 2017 (slight change to reflect current course of a river).

References

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