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2 unusual facts about Gradisca d'Isonzo


Giovanni Bembo

His reign is notable for Venetian victories during the War of Gradisca (1617) and for the Bedmar Plot (1618), in which the Spanish ambassador to Venice, Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar, attempted unsuccessfully to destabilize the Most Serene Republic.

Johan Ernst van Nassau-Siegen

John Ernst of Nassau came with his 3,100 men, including his brother William and Joachim Ernst of Schleswig-Holstein, for Gradisca d'Isonzo, a small but powerful Hapsburg city in the county of Gorizia and Gradisca, on the River Isonzo.


13387 Irus

13387 Irus (1998 YW6) is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on December 22, 1998 at the Astronomical Observatory of Farra d'Isonzo in Farra d'Isonzo, Gorizia, Italy.

Altare della Patria

The body of the unknown soldier was chosen on 26 October 1921 from among 11 unknown remains by Maria Bergamas, a woman from Gradisca d'Isonzo whose only child was killed during World War I.

Farra d'Isonzo

The Romans later had a "statio" – or courier relay point – here, near which they built a bulky bridge on the Isonzo river in a place called Mainizza to improve communications with the eastern territories.

For several years there has been a renowned musical academy here, promoting an annual chamber music competition for young musicians of the Alpe-Adria, and various concerts are held in the splendid chamber of the parochial oratory.

Ninth Battle of the Isonzo

As always along the Soča (Isonzo), the Austro-Hungarian Army's command of the mountainous terrain provided a formidable natural barrier to the Italians' attempts to achieve a breakthrough.

Romans d'Isonzo

Romans d'Isonzo borders the following municipalities: Gradisca d'Isonzo, Mariano del Friuli, Medea, San Vito al Torre, Tapogliano, Villesse.

San Canzian d'Isonzo

It is also the birthplace of Italian footballer and former England manager Fabio Capello.

Tapogliano

Tapogliano bordered the following municipalities: Campolongo al Torre, Romans d'Isonzo, San Vito al Torre, Villesse.

Uskok War

Adam von Trautmannsdorf, received reinforcements, passed the Isonzo and strengthened Lucenico and Gradisca.


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