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Trieste
Trieste , Serbo-Croatian Trst, city (1991 pop. 231,100), capital of Friuli–Venezia Giulia and of Trieste prov., extreme NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste (at the head of the Adriatic Sea). A major seaport with several shipyards, it is also a commercial and industrial center. Manufactures include machinery, metals, and processed food. Trieste is also the terminus of pipelines from Eastern Europe.
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"Trieste." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Trieste." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Trieste.html "Trieste." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Trieste.html |
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Trieste is situated in the north-eastern corner of the Adriatic sea. Until 1918, when its population was nearly two-thirds Italian, it was the Austro-Hungarian empire's principal port. At the end of the First World War it was ceded to Italy; at the end of the Second it was the scene of the first clash of the Cold War, for the region of Venezia Giulia, of which Trieste is a part, was claimed by both Italy and Yugoslavia, and in March 1945Tito and the Partisans launched an offensive into the area. After occupying most of it Tito then abrogated an agreement he had made that the western Allies could establish a military government there, and on 2 May demanded that all Allied forces withdraw behind the River Isonzo. On 12 May Churchill, concerned about Soviet intentions, cabled Truman that an ‘Iron Curtain is drawn down upon their front. We do not know what was going on behind. There seems little doubt that the whole of the regions east of the line Lübeck–Trieste–Corfu will soon be completely in their hands . . .’
During the negotiations which followed Tito's forces entered Austria, but on 9 June an agreement was signed in Belgrade and the Partisans withdrew from Austria, and from Trieste and its environs. The peace treaty with Italy signed in Paris in 1947 created the Free Territory of Trieste, but this failed to work and eventually the area was partitioned between the two countries with the port remaining in Italian hands. |
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Trieste." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Trieste." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Trieste.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Trieste." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-Trieste.html |
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Trieste
Trieste, Friuli‐Venezia Giulia/Italy Tergeste, Triest May be derived from the Illyrian terg ‘market’. As the principal port for the Austro‐Hungarian Empire, it was called Triest. Seized by Germany in 1943, it was liberated by the Yugoslavs in 1945, but two years later it became a Free Territory under Anglo‐American military administration (Zone A which included the city and port) and Yugoslav military administration (Zone B to the south called, locally, Trst). Zone B and part of Zone A became Yugoslav with the remainder of Zone A, which included the city, going to Italy in 1954.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Trieste." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Trieste." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Trieste.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Trieste." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Trieste.html |
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Trieste
Trieste City on the Gulf of Trieste, at the head of the Adriatic Sea, ne Italy. It was an imperial free port from 1719 to 1891, and became an Austrian crown land in 1867. It was ceded to Italy in 1919, occupied by Yugoslavia in 1945, but was returned to Italy in 1954. It is an important industrial and commercial centre with large shipyards. Industries: steel, textiles and petroleum. Pop. (2000) 215,096.
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"Trieste." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Trieste." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Trieste.html "Trieste." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Trieste.html |
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"Trieste." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Trieste." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Trieste.html "Trieste." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Trieste.html |
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