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
Italian comune.population_as_of: 1 January 2024
Italian comune.population_demonym: Monfalconesi
Italian comune.elevation_m: 7
Italian comune.istat: 031012
Italian comune.saint: St. Ambrose
Italian comune.day: November 21
Italian comune.postal_code: 34074

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: comune of Italy
Official name: Monfalcone
Demonym: monfalconesi
Country: Italy
Located in: regional decentralization entity of Gorizia
Population: 29479
Area: 19.73
Elevation: 7
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Ronchi dei Legionari
Official website: www.comune.monfalcone.go.it
Image: Monfalcone (2).jpg
Dialing code: 0481
Licence plate code: GO

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Commons category: Monfalcone
postal code: 34074
topic's main category: Category:Monfalcone
twinned administrative body: Zonguldak
category for people born here: Q9225870
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Monfalcone
Commons gallery: Monfalcone
category of associated people: Category:People from Monfalcone

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Foreign ethnicities and minorities
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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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