![]() In the Paris Peace Conference of 1947, treaties were drawn up that included border changes, as a result of which Gorizia was finally divided. In 1945, the Yugoslav partisans advanced to the Isonzo River and laid claim to the urban area east of the river. However, the city' destiny took another turn with the World War II. In 1918 Görz was again occupied by Italians until the Treaty of Saint-Germain of 1919, which regulated the dissolution of the Austrian half of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the First World War, finally resulted in Görz falling to Italy and becoming Gorizia. In 1916, the Italians managed to conquer the city for the first time, but this was reversed the following year when it was reconquered by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Considering this demographic distribution, it is not surprising that the First World War did not pass by Görz unnoticed. ![]() A census in 1900 showed that about 63% of the population was Italian, 19% Slovenian and only 11% Austrian. ![]() They were once one city named Görz, which was under Austrian influence until 1918. Find out in this article why the title rightly goes to Italy and Slovenia and interesting facts about the turbulent history and culture of these picturesque cities at the foot of the Julian Alps.Īs the names of the cities suggest, Nova Gorica and Gorizia share much more than a title. Nova Gorica in Slovenia and Gorizia in Italy applied as twin cities for the title of European Capital of Culture 2025 and managed to compete against the rivalling Slovenian cities of Ljubljana, Piran and Ptuj. Somewhat surprising, but nevertheless true: Two cities in different countries share a title.
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