Ronchi dei Legionari

Ronchi dei Legionari
Città di Ronchi dei Legionari
Comune
City of Ronchi dei Legionari
Location of Ronchi dei Legionari
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Ronchi dei Legionari is located in Italy
Ronchi dei Legionari
Ronchi dei Legionari
Location of Ronchi dei Legionari in Italy
Ronchi dei Legionari is located in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Ronchi dei Legionari
Ronchi dei Legionari
Ronchi dei Legionari (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
Coordinates: 45°50′N 13°30′E / 45.833°N 13.500°E / 45.833; 13.500
CountryItaly
RegionFriuli-Venezia Giulia
ProvinceGorizia (GO)
FrazioniSan Vito, Selz, Soleschiano, Vermegliano
Government
 • MayorRoberto Fontanot
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2015)[2]
 • Total
11,986
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ronchesi, Ronchitani
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
34077
Dialing code0481
Patron saintSt. Lawrence
Saint dayAugust 10
WebsiteOfficial website

Ronchi dei Legionari (Bisiacco: Ronchi; Friulian: Roncjis, Slovene: Ronke, German: Ronkis) is a comune (municipality) in the regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeast Italy, about 14 km (9 mi) southwest of Gorizia and 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Trieste. It is the location of Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, the major commercial airport serving the region.

The origins of the name Ronchi dei Legionari have been documented since 1229 in the Friulian form Ronches. Until 1925, it was called Ronchi di Monfalcone. Its current name is owed to the legionaries of Gabriele D'Annunzio, who set out from here on September 12, 1919 (the March of Ronchi), marking the beginning of the Fiume Expedition.

The comune was called Ronchi di Monfalcone up to 1925. It owes its current name to the Legionaries of Gabriele D'Annunzio, who set out with deserters of the Royal Italian Army's 2nd Grenadiers Regiment I Battalion from the town on 12 September 1919 (the so-called March of Ronchi), to start the Enterprise of Fiume.

According to the Italian census of 1971, 4% of the population was of Slovene ethnicity,[3] while according to the Austrian census of 1910 only 1% of the population was Slovenian.[4]

The climate of the city is of the sub-continental type, with cold but not harsh winters (average temperature in January is 3.5°C) and summers that are not excessively hot, tempered by the proximity of the sea (temperature averages at about 23.5 C in July). The average annual temperature is just below 14°C.[5] The Ronchi dei Legionari weather station is located in the municipal area, officially recognized by the world meteorological organization.

Air Dolomiti's executive headquarters were formerly in Ronchi dei Legionari, while the airline's registered office was in Dossobuono, Villafranca di Verona.[6]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. ^ "Login".
  4. ^ https://www.sistory.si/publikacije/prenos/?urn=SISTORY:ID:836 [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ Site: Worldclimate
  6. ^ Office addresses. Air Dolomiti. 7 March 2008. Retrieved on 21 December 2010. "Registered Headquarters: AIR DOLOMITI S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee Via Paolo Bembo, 70 37062 Dossobuono di Villafranca (VR) - Italy" "Executive Headquarters: AIR DOLOMITI S.p.A. Linee Aeree Regionali Europee Via Senatore Antonio Tambarin, 34 34077 Ronchi dei Legionari (GO) - Italy"