Cormons is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Gorizia

Province of Gorizia

The Province of Gorizia is a province in the autonomous Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of Italy.-Overview:Its capital is the city of Gorizia. It belonged to the Province of Udine between 1924 and 1927 and the communes of Sonzia, Plezzo, Bergogna, Caporetto, Tolmino, Circhina, Santa Lucia d'Isonzo,...

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli–Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is...

, located about 45 km northwest of Trieste

Trieste

Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...

 and about 12 km west of Gorizia

Gorizia

Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...

, on the border with Slovenia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,639 and an area of 34.6 km².

The municipality of Cormons contains the frazioni

Frazione

A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...

(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Angoris, Borgnano, Brazzano, Giassico, San Rocco di Brazzano, Novali, Castelletto, Plessiva, Povia, Fornaci, Roncada, and Monticello di Cormons.

According to the Italian census of 1971, 4,4% of the population was of Slovene ethnicity.

Cormons borders the following municipalities: Brda (Slovenia)

Brda (Slovenia)

Brda is a municipality in western Slovenia. It is located in the Slovenian Littoral region, extending from the Italian border to the river Soča...

, Capriva del Friuli

Capriva del Friuli

Capriva del Friuli is a comune in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 40 km northwest of Trieste and about 8 km west of Gorizia...

, Chiopris-Viscone

Chiopris-Viscone

Chiopris-Viscone is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 45 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km southeast of Udine...

, Corno di Rosazzo

Corno di Rosazzo

Corno di Rosazzo is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 45 km northwest of Trieste and about 20 km southeast of Udine...

, Dolegna del Collio

Dolegna del Collio

Dolegna del Collio is a comune in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 50 km northwest of Trieste and about 15 km northwest of Gorizia, on the border with Slovenia...

, Mariano del Friuli

Mariano del Friuli

Mariano del Friuli is a town and comune in the province of Gorizia, part of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy. It is the birthplace of former Italian national football team goalie Dino Zoff....

, Medea, Moraro

Moraro

Moraro is a comune in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 40 km northwest of Trieste and about 9 km west of Gorizia...

, San Floriano del Collio

San Floriano del Collio

San Floriano del Collio is a comune in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 40 km northwest of Trieste and about 6 km northwest of Gorizia, on the border with Slovenia. , it had a population of 807 and an area of 10.6 km². It is...

, San Giovanni al Natisone

San Giovanni al Natisone

San Giovanni al Natisone is a comune in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 50 km northwest of Trieste and about 15 km southeast of Udine...

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External links

• www.comune.cormons.go.it/
• Cormòns live streaming webcam, click here!http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cormòns---gorizia---webcam-live-streaming