Monfalcone
Monfalcone (; Bisiacco: ; ; ; archaic ) is a town and (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy, located on the Gulf of Trieste. Its name means 'falcon mountain' (see in French and in Germanic languages).
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Monfalcone is a town in northern Italy located in the Gorizia area of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, situated on the Gulf of Trieste. The name derives from the Italian words for "falcon" and "mountain," reflecting its geographical heritage.
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- Italian comune.name
- Monfalcone
- Italian comune.official_name
- Comune di Monfalcone
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Monfalcone (2).jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Piazza della Repubblica in Monfalcone
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Monfalcone-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.region
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Italian comune.province
- Gorizia (GO)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Archi, Aris, Bagni, Cima di Pietrarossa, Crosera, La Rocca, Lisert, Marina Julia, Marina Nova, Panzano, Pietrarossa, San Polo, Schiavetti, Serraglio, Via Romana-Solvay
- Italian comune.mayor
- Luca Fasan
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 20
- Italian comune.population_total
- 30059
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Monfalcone (; Bisiacco: ; ; ; archaic ) is a town and (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy, located on the Gulf of Trieste. Its name means 'falcon mountain' (see in French and in Germanic languages).
It is a major industrial centre for manufacturing ships, airplanes, textiles, chemicals, and refined oil, and is home to one of Fincantieri's main shipyards. Monfalcone is the northernmost city on the Mediterranean Sea.
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