Slovene Istria
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Slovene Istria is a region in southwest Slovenia. It comprises the northern part of the Istrian peninsula and historical region and is now considered also part of the wider geographical-historical reg
Rural landscape in Slovene Istria
Piran's harbor and Tartini Square
Fortified Holy Trinity Church in Hrastovlje
Koper
Italian language
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Italian is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It is a standardised form of literary Florentine Tuscan and, together with Sardinian, is the least differentiated language from Lati
Slovene Istria
…is Koper. Other large settlements are Izola, Piran, and Portorož. The entire region has around 120 settlements. In its coastal area, both Slovene and Italian are official languages. The Istrian peninsula was known to Romans as the terra magica. Its name is derived from the Histri, an Illyrian tribe whom the…
The Veronese Riddle (c. 8th or early 9th century), a riddle reflecting either a form of Medieval Latin or the earliest extant example of Romance vernacular in Italy
Dante Alighieri, whose works helped establish modern Italian language, is considered one of the greatest poets of the Middle Ages. His epic poem Divine Comedy ranks among the finest works of world literature.
Alessandro Manzoni is famous for the novel The Betrothed (1827), ranked among the masterpieces of world literature. He contributed to the nationwide use of the Italian language.
Italian Secondary School in Rijeka/Fiume, Croatia