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Nova
Gorica
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City
of roses
Nova
Gorica is a young city built after World War II at the
junction of the Trnovo plateau, the Soča Valley,
the Vipava Valley, Kras, and Brda. The history of the
Goriško region surrounding the city, however, reaches
far into the past, and humans settled here in the Paleolithic
period.
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Archeological
finds from the Iron Age reveal that major trade and military
roads passed through here. Later, the Romans were masters here,
then the Slavs settled, and its first medieval lords were the
Aquileian Patriarchs.
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Until the 16th century, the region was governed
by the Counts of Gorizia, and after their demise, the
region became a Hapsburg possession. Aside from a brief
period under Napoleon’s Illyrian Provinces, the region
was ruled by Austria until the end of World War I and
by Italy until World War II. After
World War II when Primorska was ceded to Yugoslavia and
Slovenia but the city of Gorizia remained in Italy following
the decision of the 1946 Paris Peace Conference, Nova
Gorica ("New Gorizia") was planned as a regiona
center. By 1948, the first new buildings had been constructed.
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Although
Nova Gorica has no ancent core, it still has great spirit and
character, interesting surroundings, delicious cuisine, and
excellent wines.
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