Ronchi dei Legionari (
Bisiacco: ; fur, Roncjis, sl, Ronke, german: Ronkis) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Gorizia
The Province of Gorizia ( it, Provincia di Gorizia, fur, Provincie di Gurize; sl, Goriška pokrajina) was a province in the autonomous Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of Italy, which was disbanded on 30 September 2017.
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Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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Italy
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, about southwest of
Gorizia
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and northwest of
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
. It is the location of
Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
Trieste Airport ( it, link=no, Aeroporto di Trieste) is an international airport located west of Ronchi dei Legionari (Province of Gorizia), near Trieste in Venezia Giulia, north-eastern Italy. The airport has a catchment area of approximately ...
, the major commercial airport serving the region.
The comune was called ''Ronchi di Monfalcone'' up to 1925. It owes its current name to the ''Legionaries'' of
Gabriele D'Annunzio, who set out from the town on 12 September 1919 (the so-called ''March of Ronchi''), to start the
Enterprise of Fiume.
According to the Italian census of 1971, 4% of the population was of Slovenes, Slovene ethnicity, while according to the Austrian census of 1910 only 1% of the population was slovenian.
The climate of the city is of the sub-continental type, with cold but not harsh winters (average temperature in January is 3.5 °C) and summers that are not excessively hot, tempered by the proximity of the sea (temperature averages at about 23.5 C in July). The average annual temperature is just below 14 °C. The Ronchi dei Legionari weather station is located in the municipal area, officially recognized by the world meteorological organization.
Air Dolomiti's executive headquarters were formerly in Ronchi dei Legionari, while the airline's registered office was in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona.
Twin towns – sister cities
Ronchi dei Legionari is Sister city, twinned with:
* Municipality of Metlika, Metlika, Slovenia
* Wagna, Austria
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
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