Sgonico

Sgonico
Country	Italy
region	Friuli Venezia Giulia
Coordinates	45 ° 44 '  N , 13 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 44 '0 "  N , 13 ° 45' 0"  E
height	144  m slm
surface	31 km²
Residents	2,030 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density	65 inhabitants / km²
Post Code	34010
prefix	040
ISTAT number	032005

Sgonico ( Slovenian Zgonik , German Sgonegg ) is a municipality with 2030 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019) in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region . Sgonico is best known for its Grotta Gigante , which was included in the Guinness Book of Records in 1995 as the largest underground cave . The cave is 65 meters wide, 280 meters long and 107 meters high.

The municipality of Sgonico consists of the localities Borgo Grotta Gigante, Bristie, Campo Sacro, Colludrozza, Devincina, Gabrovizza, Rupinpiccolo, Sagrado, Sales, Samatorza and Stazione di Prosecco.

The neighboring communities of Sgonico are Duino-Aurisina ( Devin Nabrežina ), Monrupino ( Repentabor ) and Trieste as well as the Slovenian Sesana ( Sežana ).

At the time of the Free Territory of Trieste , the place belonged to the so-called Zone A , until 2017 to the Province of Trieste ..

Individual evidence

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