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Gradisca (officially Gradisca d'Isonzo, Friulian Gardiscje, Slovenian Gradišče) is a town of 6,600 inhabitants in the province of Gorizia, in the region Friuli, north-eastern Italy.

Although said to have been founded by the Venetians in the 15th century, the town name is a Slavic toponym, Gradišče being a Slovenian term indicating a site where buildings have been constructed.


 


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