Ronchi dei Legionari

Ronchi dei Legionari
Country	Italy
region	Friuli Venezia Giulia
Coordinates	45 ° 50 ′  N , 13 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 45 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  N , 13 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
height	11  m slm
surface	16 km²
Residents	11,937 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	746 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	34077
prefix	0481
ISTAT number	031016
Popular name	Ronchesi
Patron saint	San Lorenzo Martire (August 10th)
Website	Ronchi dei Legionari

The local council of Ronchi dei Legionari

Ronchi dei Legionari (Furlanisch Roncjis , Slovenian Ronke , German obsolete Ronkis ) is an Italian municipality with 11,937 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region and the seat of the Trieste airport .

In addition to the main town of Ronchi, the municipality has three other hamlets ( frazioni ):

• Cave di Selz
• Soleschiano
• Vermegliano

Neighboring communities

The neighboring municipalities of Ronchi are Doberdò del Lago , Fogliano Redipuglia , Monfalcone , San Canzian d'Isonzo , San Pier d'Isonzo and Staranzano .

history

The municipality was part of the county of Gorizia and Gradisca until the end of the First World War , where it was subordinate to the judicial district of Monfalcone , which in turn was part of the district of Monfalcone . The current name refers to the irregulars ( legionari ) of Gabriele D'Annunzio who set out for Fiume on September 12, 1919 to occupy it.

literature

• Marko Simić: On the trail of the Isonzo front . Mohorjeva Hermagoras, Klagenfurt-Laibach-Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-85013-884-4 .

Web links

Commons : Ronchi dei Legionari  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.