Monfalcone

Monfalcone
Comune di Monfalcone
Piazza della Repubblica in Monfalcone
Piazza della Repubblica in Monfalcone
Coat of arms of Monfalcone
Location of Monfalcone
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Monfalcone is located in Italy
Monfalcone
Monfalcone
Location of Monfalcone in Italy
Monfalcone is located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Monfalcone
Monfalcone
Monfalcone (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
Coordinates: 45°48′N 13°32′E / 45.800°N 13.533°E / 45.800; 13.533
CountryItaly
RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
ProvinceGorizia (GO)
FrazioniArchi, Aris, Bagni, Cima di Pietrarossa, Crosera, La Rocca, Lisert, Marina Julia, Marina Nova, Panzano, Pietrarossa, San Polo, Schiavetti, Serraglio, Via Romana-Solvay
Government
 • MayorAnna Maria Cisint
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2022)[2]
 • Total29,637
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
DemonymMonfalconesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
34074
Dialing code0481
ISTAT code031012
Patron saintSt. Ambrose
Saint dayNovember 21
WebsiteOfficial website

Monfalcone (Italian pronunciation: [moɱfalˈkoːne]; Bisiacco: Mofalcòn; Friulian: Monfalcon; Slovene: Tržič; archaic German: Falkenberg) is a town and comune (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 Montfaucon in French and Falkenberg in Germanic languages).

It is a major industrial centre for manufacturing ships, airplanes, textiles, chemicals, and refined oil, and the home of the Fincantieri cruise ship building company. Monfalcone is the northernmost city on the Mediterranean Sea.

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.