Eastern Europe Republika Slovenija SLOVENIJA KOPER Slovenia officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Republika Slovenija), is a country bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast,Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Koper (Italian: Capodistria; Croatian: Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres from Trieste, Koper is the largest coastal city in the country. It is bordered by the satellite towns of Izola and Ankaran. With a unique ecology and biodiversity, it is considered an important natural resource. Koper Republika Slovenija june 2023 The city of Koper is officially bilingual, with both Slovene and Italian as its official languages. Sights in Koper include the 15th-century Praetorian Palace and Loggia in Venetian Gothic style, the 12th-century Carmine Rotunda church, and St. Nazarius' Cathedral, with its 14th-century tower. Koper is also one of the main road entry points into Slovenia from Italy, which lies to the north of the municipality. The Italian name of the city was anciently written as Capo d'Istria, and is reported on maps and sources in other European languages as such. Koper began as a settlement built on an island in the southeastern part of the Gulf of Koper in the northern Adriatic. Called Insula Caprea (Goat Island) or Capro by Roman settlers, it developed into the city of Aegida, which was mentioned by the Roman author Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia. The city's Cathedral of the Assumption was built in the second half of the 12th century and has one of the oldest bells in Slovenia (from 1333), cast by Nicolò and Martino, the sons of Master Giacomo of Venice. In the middle of it hangs the Sacra Conversatione painting from 1516, one of the best Renaissance paintings in Slovenia, made by Vittore Carpaccio. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, june 2023. Koper Republika Slovenija october 2023 Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023. Koper Capodistria, Istrian region, Slovenia, october 2023.