Unione Giuliana/Julijska Unija
Unione Giuliana/Julijska Unija is a locality in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeast Italy. Unione Giuliana/Julijska Unija is situated nearby to the town Opicina, as well as near the neighborhood Campo Romano.Places of Interest
Highlights include Grotta Gigante and Villa Opicina railway station.
Grotta Gigante
Cave
Photo: Thierry Caro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grotta Gigante, also known as Riesengrotte or as Grotta di Brisciachi, is a giant cave on the Italian side of the Trieste Karst, close to the village of Borgo Grotta Gigante or Briščiki in the municipality of Sgonico.
Temple of Monte Grisa
Church
Photo: Justinawind, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Temple of Monte Grisa, officially the National Shrine of Mary Mother and Queen, is a Roman-Catholic church north of the city of Trieste. Located at an altitude of 300 metres on the edge of the Karst Plateau above Barcola and Miramare Castle, it is a most conspicuous landmark.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trieste and Opicina.
Trieste
Photo: Dodos2013, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trieste is a city in North-East Italy that was once a very influential and powerful centre of politics, literature, music, art and culture under Austrian-Hungarian dominion.
Opicina
Town
Opicina, formerly Poggioreale del Carso in Italian, is a town in northeastern Italy, close to the Slovenian border at Fernetti. Opicina is a frazione of the comune of Trieste, the provincial and regional capital.
Sgonico
Village
Photo: Tiesse, Public domain.
Sgonico is a comune in the Regional decentralization entity of Trieste in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 12 kilometres northwest of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia. Sgonico is situated 5 km northwest of Unione Giuliana/Julijska Unija.
Unione Giuliana/Julijska Unija
- Type: Locality
- Location: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.6945° or 45° 41′ 40″ northLongitude
13.7838° or 13° 47′ 2″ eastElevation
303 metres (994 feet)Open location code
8FQMMQVM+QGGeoNames ID
12089458
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