Trieste
strikeout.nu Trieste (/triːˈɛst/;[2]Italian pronunciation: [triˈɛste] listen (help·info); Slovene: Trst) is a city in northeastern Italy, with the only free port and free zone combination in Europe. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. It is also located near Croatia some further 30 kilometres (19 mi) south. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Latin, Slavic, and Germanic cultures. In 2009, it had a population of about 205,000[1] and it is the capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Province of Trieste.The metropolitan population of Trieste is 410,000, with the city centre comprising 230,000 inhabitants.