Trieste travel guide

The city of Trieste (which is located in the Trieste Province) happens to be a port city located somewhere in the north eastern section of Italy. The border of Slovenia covers the city of Trieste from southern side, northern side, and eastern side. The city of Trieste is situated right on the edge of Trieste Gulf which is linked with Adriatic Sea.

As per the census of year 2007 the population for the city of Trieste was around 210000 inhabitants. Only 46 percent of the total population in the city of Trieste was male while the rest was female. The rise in population for the city of Trieste is almost same when compared to rise in population for the country of Italy. From the year 2002 till the year 2007 the population for the city of Trieste went up by around 3.5 percent while during the same time period the population for the country of Italy went up by around 3.9 percent.

 As per the census of year 2006 around 94 percent of the total population in the city of Trieste was Italian. Rest of the population is made up of immigrants that have migrated to this city from different Eastern European countries like those of Romania, Albania, and Serbia.

The major language spoken in the city of Trieste is Italian while many locals who had migrated to this city during historical years brought with them many other languages like Venetian, Slovene, and Friulian. Many locals speak Hungarian and German too.

The port city of Trieste uses maritime transport for traveling purposes to its extreme. Although in last couple of years the importance of this city’s port has decreased considerably due to cut - throat competition with other neighboring ports yet this port is being used by many containers so as to load and unload various packets as per requirements. Recently around 40 percent of growth in these ports was experienced when the government of this city took some serious steps to increase the value of this port.

  Railway lines hit the city of Trieste somewhere in the year of 1857 and since then have become an important transport system so as to travel from one part of the city to the other. The railway network of this city connects Trieste to some major cities of Italy like those of Venice, Milan, and Rome of course. When it comes to air transport then the locals as well as the tourists of this city use the neighboring Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport.