City Municipality of Koper

Koper (It. Capodistria) is a Town in Western Slovenia. It is the largest settlement on the Slovenian Coast with 54.252 (Municipality), the city also holds the countries largest, and only port, The port of Koper (Luka Koper). It is the countries fifth largest settlement.

 History 
Koper started as a roman settlement, under the name "Aegida" after the fall of Rome, the city was under the Patriarch of Aquileia, then the Republic of Venice, After that it was taken over by Austria.

When the near by Trieste was made into a free port in the 18th century, Koper lost it's importance.

Italy gained control of Koper in 1920 with the Treaty of Rapallo, and it held onto it until 1945, when the Free Territory of Trieste was created, Koper was under Zone B under Yugoslav Control. After the FTT was dissolved in 1954 it was fully annexed into Yugoslavia. Today the town is in modern day Slovenia

Until the mid-late 1940s Koper (then known in italian as "Capo d'Istria lit. Head of Istria) was a Majority Italian Town, but due to the Istrian Exile most of these Italians left for Italy (Mainly Trieste) and Slovenians moved in, turning it into a Majority Slovenian Town, although there i still a Italian minority in the town. Today the town is still Bilingual.

The Old Town Core is located on a former island. it was connected to the mainland in the 20th century.

In 2011 the town of Ankaran split away from the City Municipality of Koper to become it's own Municipality.

 Settlements in the Municipality 

 Babiči
 Barizoni
 Belvedur
 Bertoki
 Bezovica
 Bočaji
 Bonini
 Boršt
 Bošamarin
 Brezovica pri Gradinu
 Brežec pri Podgorju
 Brič
 Butari
 Čentur
 Cepki
 Cerej
 Čežarji
 Črni Kal
 Črnotiče
 Dekani
 Dilici
 Dol pri Hrastovljah
 Dvori
 Elerji
 Fijeroga
 Gabrovica pri Črnem Kalu
 Galantiči
 Gažon
 Glem
 Gračišče
 Gradin
 Grinjan
 Grintovec
 Hrastovlje
 Hrvatini
 Kampel
 Karli
 Kastelec
 Kolomban
 Koromači–Boškini
 Kortine
 Kozloviči
 Koštabona
 Krkavče
 Krnica
 Kubed
 Koper
 Labor
 Loka
 Lopar
 Lukini
 Manžan
 Marezige
 Maršiči
 Močunigi
 Montinjan
 Movraž
 Olika
 Osp
 Peraji
 Pisari
 Plavje
 Pobegi
 Podgorje
 Podpeč
 Poletiči
 Pomjan
 Popetre
 Prade
 Praproče
 Predloka
 Pregara
 Premančan
 Puče
 Rakitovec
 Rižana
 Rožar
 Šalara
 Šeki
 Sirči
 Škocjan
 Šmarje
 Smokvica
 Socerb
 Sočerga
 Sokoliči
 Spodnje Škofije
 Srgaši
 Stepani
 Sveti Anton
 Tinjan
 Topolovec
 Trebeše
 Triban
 Trsek
 Truške
 Tuljaki
 Vanganel
 Zabavlje
 Zanigrad
 Zazid
 Zgornje Škofije
 Župančiči

Category:Municipalities of Slovenia