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You can help by editing it now. A guide is available, as is general editing help. Duino (Devin in Slovenian, Tybein in German) in the coastal part of the Municipality of Duino-Aurisina, lies in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the province of Trieste, in north-east Italy. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x1221, 191 KB) Summary Duino castle, Trieste bay, North Adriatic, Italy. ...
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Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Italian Trieste, German and Friulian Triest, Slovenian and Croatian Trst) is a city and port in northeastern Italy right on the border to Slovenia. ...
The total population is given as 8,753 (males 4,281, females 4,472, number of families 3,753) the population density (people per square kilometre) as 193.8, and housing units as 3,983.
It is noted as the place of death of the physicist Ludwig Boltzmann, and for the Duino Elegies of Rainer Maria Rilke. Image:Boltzmannn. ...
The Duino Elegies (German Duineser Elegien) are a set of ten elegies written in German by Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke from 1912 to 1922. ...
Rainer Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926) is generally considered the German languages greatest 20th century poet. ...
The two castles are the main attraction: the old one, dating back to the eleventh century, is in ruins, while the new one is to this day inhabited and can be visited by tourists.
Below the ruins of the ancient castle, a white rock projecting onto the sea, the Dama Bianca, resembles a veiled woman and gave origin to many gothic legends.
The new castle of Duino is uncertainly dated about the year 1400, when the family Wallsee commanded the construction of a strong war building. Later on the Wallsee disappeared and the castle, after having been used as a prison for a while, became the residence of the Luogar and Hofer. At the end of the 19th century it because property of the Prince of Thurn und Taxis, as it remains today. The Princely House of Thurn und Taxis is a German family that was a key player in the postal (mail) services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of countless castles. ...
Since 1982 the town has been home to the United World College of the Adriatic, an international school attended by students from 80 different countries. United World College of the Adriatic (UWCAD) is a part of the United World Colleges. ...
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