Slovenia–Italy border

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The Slovenia–Italy border is the international boundary separating Slovenia and Italy, running from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea and marking the division between Central and Southern Europe.

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Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
borderControlStatus normally no systematic controls under Schengen
borderLengthApproxKm approximately 232 km
cameIntoExistence 1991
changedStatus became internal Schengen border in 2007
continent Europe
country1 Slovenia
country2 Italy
governedByTreaty Paris Peace Treaties 1947
Treaty of Osimo
hasBorderCrossingRegime Schengen Agreement
hasCharacteristic largely open border
hasCulturalRegion Julian March
Karst Plateau
hasDisputedPeriod post–World War II border negotiations
hasFeature coastal border section
mountain border sections
hasHistoricalEvent accession of Slovenia to the European Union
accession of Slovenia to the Schengen Area
dissolution of Yugoslavia
hasLanguageCommunity Italian minority in Slovenia
Slovene minority in Italy
hasTransportCrossing maritime border crossings
rail border crossings
road border crossings
historicalPredecessor Austro-Hungarian–Italy border
Free Territory of Trieste–Italy border
isExternalBorderOf Schengen Area (before Slovenia joined)
locatedIn Alps NERFINISHED
nearBodyOfWater Gulf of Trieste
partOf European Union internal borders
Schengen Area internal borders
passesNear Gorizia
Koper
Nova Gorica
Trieste
passesThroughRegion Friuli Venezia Giulia
Julian Alps
Slovenian Littoral
regionSeparates Central Europe
Southern Europe
relatedConflict World War II
relatedIssue Trieste question
separates Italy
Slovenia
terminus Adriatic Sea
wasBorderOf Yugoslavia–Italy border

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Treaty of Osimo ("Italian–Slovenian border")
appliesTo
Yugoslavia–Italy border
replacedBy

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