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'''Koper''' ({{IPA|sl|ˈkòːpəɾ|lang|Sl-Koper.oga}}; {{langx|it|Capodistria}}) is the [[List of cities and towns in Slovenia|fifth-largest city]] in [[Slovenia]]. Located in the [[Slovenian Istria|Istrian region]] in the southwestern part of the country, Koper is the main urban center of the Slovene coast. The [[Port of Koper]] is the country's only container port and a major contributor to the economy of the [[City Municipality of Koper|Municipality of Koper]]. The city is a destination for a number of Mediterranean cruising lines.

Koper is also one of the main road entry points into Slovenia from Italy, which lies to the north of the municipality. The main motorway crossing is at [[Spodnje Škofije]] to the north of the city of Koper. The motorway continues into Rabuiese and [[Trieste]]. Koper also has a rail connection with the capital city, [[Ljubljana]]. On the coast, there is a crossing at Lazaret into Lazzaretto in [[Muggia]] municipality in [[Trieste province]]. The Italian border crossing is known as San Bartolomeo.

==Sights==
Major sights in Koper include the 15th-century [[Praetorian Palace]] and ''[[Loggia Palace|Loggia]]'' in [[Venetian Gothic architecture|Venetian Gothic]] style, the 12th-century ''Carmine Rotunda'' church, and St. Nazarius' Cathedral, with its 14th-century tower.

==Names==
The Italian name of the city was anciently written as ''Capo d'Istria'',<ref name="Everett-Heath2018">{{cite book|author=John Everett-Heath|title=The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iVRuDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT989|date=13 September 2018|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-256243-2|page=989}}</ref> and is reported on maps and sources in other European languages as such. Ancient names of the city include ''Ægidia'' and ''Justinopolis''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hopkins |first1=Daniel J. |title=Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, vol. 10 |date=2001 |publisher=Merriam-Webster |location=Springfield, MA |page=604}}</ref> Modern names of the city include {{langx|hr|Kopar}}, {{langx|sr|Копар|Kopar}}, and {{Langx|de|Gafers}}. The Slovene population calls the city ''Koper''. The Slavic population, present in the area since at least the [[Placitum of Riziano|late 7th century]],<ref name="cap">{{cite web|title=Storia di Capodistria|url=https://www.koper.si/it/capodistria/storia-di-capodistria/|publisher=City of Koper|access-date=22 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210322111331/https://www.koper.si/it/capodistria/storia-di-capodistria/|archive-date=22 March 2021}}</ref> largely relied on oral tradition up to the [[Printing press|invention of printing]]. The Slovenian name ''Koper'' was first attested in writing in 1557, but with the spelling ''Copper''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Golec |first1=Boris |title=Najzgodnejše omembe Istre, Trsta in Primorja v slovenskih besedilih |journal=Acta Histriae |date=2015 |volume=23 |issue=4 |page=678 |url=https://zdjp.si/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Acta-Histriae-%C5%A1t.-4-letnik-23-2015_LOWRES.pdf |access-date=March 22, 2021 |issn=1318-0185}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Koperisland.JPG|thumb|left|The modifications of the environment around Koper since its beginning, showing the seashore prior to any land reclamation (red line) and the original island of Koper (light blue line on the left) and former island of Sermin on the right.]] 
[[File:Josip Broz Tito in cesar Haile Selassie v Kopru 1959 (2).jpg|thumb|left|[[Josip Broz Tito]] and [[Haile Selassie]] in Koper in 1959]]
[[File:Veduta Kopra 1781.jpg|thumb|The island of Koper in 1781]]

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,<ref name="Everett-Heath2018" /> which was mentioned by the Roman author [[Pliny the Elder]] in his ''[[Naturalis Historia]]'' (Natural History) (iii. 19. s. 23).<ref name="Henderson2019">{{cite book|author1=Pliny the Elder |editor1=Jeffrey Henderson|title=Natural History |url=https://www.loebclassics.com/view/pliny_elder-natural_history/1938/pb_LCL352.95.xml |website=Loeb Classical Library |publisher=Harvard University Press |access-date=13 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

In 568, Roman citizens of nearby Tergeste (modern [[Trieste]]) fled to Aegida due to an invasion of the [[Lombards]]. In honour of the [[Byzantine Emperor]] [[Justinian II]], the town was renamed ''Justinopolis''.<ref name="Everett-Heath2018" /> Later, Justinopolis was under both Lombard and [[Franks|Frankish]] rule and was briefly occupied by [[Pannonian Avars|Avars]] in the 8th century.

Since at least the 8th century (and possibly as early as the 6th century) Koper was the seat of a [[diocese]]. One of Koper's bishops was the [[Lutheran]] reformer [[Pier Paolo Vergerio]]. In 1828, it was merged into the [[Diocese of Trieste]].

Trade between Koper and [[Venice]] has been recorded since 932. In the war between Venice and the [[Holy Roman Empire]], Koper was on the latter side, and as a result was awarded with [[town rights]], granted in 1035 by Emperor [[Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor|Conrad II]]. After 1232, Koper was under the [[Patriarch of Aquileia]], and in 1278 it joined the [[Republic of Venice]]. It was at this time that the city walls and towers were partly demolished.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zrs-kp.si/zrs/zgodovina/e-middle.html |title=A Historical Outline of Istria |publisher=Zrs-kp.si |access-date=27 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406170148/http://www.zrs-kp.si/zrs/zgodovina/e-middle.html |archive-date= 6 April 2009 }}</ref>

In 1420, the Patriarch of Aquileia ceded his remaining possessions in [[Istria]] to the Republic, consolidating Venetian power in Koper.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=cPBJBRnL0PgC&dq=history+capodistria&pg=PA24 Schutte, Anne Jacobson: Pier Paolo Vergerio: the making of an Italian reformer; p23]. Books.google.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.</ref>

Koper grew to become the capital of Venetian [[Istria]] and was renamed ''Caput Histriae'' 'head of Istria' (from which stems its modern Italian name, ''Capodistria'').

[[File:3kr IssueI RL-R Capo d'Istria.jpg|thumb|right|CAPO d'ISTRIA on a 3 kreuzer stamp of the 1850 issue]]

The 16th century saw the population of Koper fall drastically, from its high of between 10,000 and 12,000 inhabitants, due to repeated plague epidemics.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=cPBJBRnL0PgC&dq=history+capodistria&pg=PA24 Schutte, Anne Jacobson; p24]. Books.google.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.</ref> When Trieste became a free port in 1719, Koper lost its monopoly on trade, and its importance diminished further.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/slovenia/karst-and-coast/koper/history |title=History of Koper – Lonely Planet Travel Information |publisher=Lonelyplanet.com |access-date=27 March 2010 |archive-date=10 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510214322/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/slovenia/karst-and-coast/koper/history |url-status=dead }}</ref>

According to the 1900 census, 7,205 Italian, 391 Slovenian, 167 Croatian, and 67 German inhabitants lived in Koper.

Assigned to Italy from Austria-Hungary after World War I, at the end of World War II it was part of the Zone B of the [[Free Territory of Trieste]], controlled by [[Yugoslavia]]. Most of the Italian inhabitants left the city by 1954, when the [[Free Territory of Trieste]] formally ceased to exist and Zone B became part of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. In 1977, the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper]] was separated from the [[Diocese of Trieste]].

With [[History of Slovenia#The Independence of Slovenia|Slovenian independence]] in 1991, Koper became the only commercial port in [[Slovenia]]. The [[University of Primorska]] is based in the city.

The influence of the Port of Koper on tourism was one of the factors in [[Ankaran]] deciding to leave the municipality in a [[referendum]] in 2011 to establish its own municipality.

==Architecture==
[[File:Capodistria, duomo, esterno 01.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Cathedral of the Assumption]]
Koper's 15th-century Praetorian Palace is located on the city square. It was built from two older 13th-century houses that were connected by a loggia, rebuilt many times, and then finished as a Venetian Gothic palace. Today, it is home to the city of Koper's tourist office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slovenia.info/?arhitekturne_znamenitosti=326|title=Praetorian Palace, Koper, The Official Travel Guide |publisher=Slovenian Tourist Board|access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref>

The city's [[Assumption Cathedral, Koper|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]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Semi |first1=Francesco |title=Il duomo di Capodistria |journal=Atti e memorie della Società istriana di archeologia e storia patria |date=1933 |volume=45 |page=169 |location=Pula}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ranieri |first1=Mario Cossar |title=Lungo le coste Adriatiche: Giustinopoli, gemma de l'Istria |journal=Le vie d'Italia e dell'America latina |date=1929 |volume=35 |issue=1 |page=88 |url=https://www.bdl.servizirl.it/bdl/bookreader/index.html?path=fe&cdOggetto=1114#page/102/mode/2up |access-date=September 11, 2020 |location=Milan}}</ref> The upper terrace is periodically open and offers a great view of the [[Bay of Trieste]]. In the middle of it hangs the [[Sacra Conversatione]] painting from 1516, one of the best [[Renaissance]] paintings in Slovenia, made by [[Vittore Carpaccio]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slovenia.info/en/Churches/Koper-%28Capodistria%29,-the-Cathedral-of-the-Assumption-%28Stolnica-Marijinega-vnebovzetja%29.htm?cerkev=522&lng=2|title=Cathedral of the Assumption, Koper, The Official Travel Guide |publisher=Slovenian Tourist Board|access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref>

== Climate ==
Koper has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa''). There is a substantial amount of rainfall in Koper, even in the driest month, with each month averaging well over {{convert|60|mm|abbr=on}}. This climate is considered to be Cfa according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average temperature in Koper is {{convert|14.4|C|F|1}}. The average annual rainfall is {{convert|988|mm|in|0}}.

{{Weather box
| location = Koper (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–2020) 
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 18.0
| Feb record high C = 20.8
| Mar record high C = 24.3
| Apr record high C = 29.3
| May record high C = 33.0
| Jun record high C = 36.8
| Jul record high C = 37.6
| Aug record high C = 38.8 
| Sep record high C = 33.5
| Oct record high C = 29.1
| Nov record high C = 24.9
| Dec record high C = 19.1
| year record high C = 38.8
| Jan high C = 9.2
| Feb high C = 10.3
| Mar high C = 14.2
| Apr high C = 18.4
| May high C = 23.1
| Jun high C = 27.3
| Jul high C = 29.7
| Aug high C = 29.8
| Sep high C = 25.0
| Oct high C = 20.0
| Nov high C = 14.8
| Dec high C = 10.4
| year high C = 19.3
| Jan mean C = 5.9
| Feb mean C = 6.5
| Mar mean C = 9.9
| Apr mean C = 13.8
| May mean C = 18.4
| Jun mean C = 22.7
| Jul mean C = 24.8
| Aug mean C = 24.6
| Sep mean C = 19.9
| Oct mean C = 15.4
| Nov mean C = 11.0
| Dec mean C = 7.1
| year mean C = 15.0
| Jan low C = 3.3
| Feb low C = 3.6
| Mar low C = 6.6
| Apr low C = 10.1
| May low C = 14.2
| Jun low C = 18.1
| Jul low C = 20.0
| Aug low C = 20.2
| Sep low C = 16.3
| Oct low C = 12.3
| Nov low C = 8.4
| Dec low C = 4.4
| year low C = 11.5
| Jan record low C = -9.8
| Feb record low C = −12.7
| Mar record low C = -7.0
| Apr record low C = 0.4
| May record low C = 3.7
| Jun record low C = 8.1
| Jul record low C = 10.1
| Aug record low C = 10.2
| Sep record low C = 5.9
| Oct record low C = 1.5
| Nov record low C = -4.6
| Dec record low C = -6.7
| year record low C = −12.7
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 51
| Feb precipitation mm = 58
| Mar precipitation mm = 54
| Apr precipitation mm = 63
| May precipitation mm = 82
| Jun precipitation mm = 91
| Jul precipitation mm = 72
| Aug precipitation mm = 71
| Sep precipitation mm = 124
| Oct precipitation mm = 121
| Nov precipitation mm = 118
| Dec precipitation mm = 84
| year precipitation mm = 988
| unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 10
| Feb precipitation days = 8
| Mar precipitation days = 8
| Apr precipitation days = 11
| May precipitation days = 12
| Jun precipitation days = 10
| Jul precipitation days = 8
| Aug precipitation days = 8
| Sep precipitation days = 10
| Oct precipitation days = 11
| Nov precipitation days = 13
| Dec precipitation days = 10
| year precipitation days = 121
| source 1 = [[Slovenian Environment Agency]]<ref name = SEA>{{Cite web 
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231024151552/https://meteo.arso.gov.si/met/sl/climate/tables/statistike_1950_2020/koper/
| archive-date = 24 October 2023
| url = https://meteo.arso.gov.si/met/sl/climate/tables/statistike_1950_2020/koper/
| title = Koper Podnebne statistike 1950-2020
| publisher = Slovenian Environmental Agency
| language = sl
| access-date = 24 October 2023}}</ref>
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== Demographics ==
[[File:Koper modern residential quarter.jpg|thumb|right|Modern residential quarter]]
In the past, Italian was the most common language spoken in the town, but its presence decreased sharply after Slovenian Istria was incorporated into Yugoslavia in 1954, with most of the ethnic Italians leaving the town.

Today, Koper is officially bilingual, with both [[Slovene language|Slovene]] and [[Italian language|Italian]] as its official languages, with Italian being mainly used as a secondary language by the Slovene-speaking majority. [[Slovene language|Slovene]] dominates with virtually all citizens speaking it, followed by pockets of speakers of [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[Croatian language|Croatian]].

==Culture==
===Festival===
The Jazz Etno Funky Festival (often referred to as JEFF) is held annually in July and August in Koper, in the gardens of the Regional Museum of Koper. It is one of the most popular [[music festival]]s in [[Slovenian Istria]]. The event was founded in 2003 and today features artists of a wide array of music genres including [[jazz]], [[funk]], [[World music|world]], [[Folk music|folk]] and other styles. It is organised by activists of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110427161237/http://www.ksok.si/english SAK - Students' Association of Koper].

Some of the most notable artists who have taken part in JEFF since its inception include: Vasko Atanasovski, Gwen Hughes, [[Perpetuum Jazzile]], [[Kelvis Ochoa]], [[Terrafolk|Terra Folk produkcija]], Kisha, [[Bratko Bibič]], New Swing Quartet, Fake orchestra, Olivija, Dazhbog ensemble, Caña Flamenca, Ansasa Trio, Aritmija, Aljoša Jerič, [[Ratko Dautovski]], Vocalissimo, Greentown Jazz Band, Areia, Erik Marenče, Ethnodelia, Die Resonanz, Kaneo, Sedef, Nino Mureškič, Jure Tori, Ewald Oberleitner, K3, Mahnimal, Adrabesa Quartet and many others.

=== Sports ===
The main [[association football]] club is [[FC Koper]], who currently play in the [[Slovenian PrvaLiga]], the top flight of [[Football in Slovenia|Slovenian football]], having won it once.

== Transport ==
{{main|Port of Koper}}
[[File:Lukakoper.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Port of Koper]]

First established during the [[Roman Empire]], the Port of Koper has played an important role in the development of the area. It is among the largest in the region and is one of the most important transit routes for goods heading from [[Asia]] to central Europe. In contrast to other European ports, which are managed by port authorities, the activities of the Port of Koper comprise the management of the free zone area, the management of the port area, and the role of the terminal operator.

The city does not have its own airport; the closest one is [[Trieste Airport]], which is located 65 km north of Koper.

== Prominent citizens ==

* [[Gian Rinaldo Carli]] (1720–1795), man of letters
* [[Vittore Carpaccio]] ({{Circa|1460|1525}}), painter. Born in [[Venice]], lived in Koper (then ''Capodistria'')
* [[Vittorio Italico Zupelli]] (1859–1945), Italian general and minister 
* [[Katharina Graf]] (1873–1936), politician 
* [[Vlatko Čančar]] (born 1997), professional basketball player
* [[Lucija Čok]] (born 1941), linguist, politician
* [[Zlatko Dedić]] (born 1984), football player
* [[Domenico da Capodistria]] (born late 14th century), architect
* [[Lorella Flego]] (born 1974), TV entertainer
* [[Enej Jelenič]] (born 1992), footballer
* [[Andreja Klepač]] (born 1986), professional tennis player
* [[Tinkara Kovač]] (born 1978), singer
* [[Matjaž Markič]] (born 1983), swimmer
* [[Dragan Marušič]] (born 1953), former rector of the University of Primorska
* [[Davor Mizerit]] (born 1981), rower
* [[Igor Pribac]] (born 1958), philosopher
* [[Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini]] (1910–1965), journalist and writer. Born in [[Pazin]] (then ''Pisino''), lived in Koper (then ''Capodistria'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilmandracchio.org/modules/xFPDF/cache/News336.pdf |access-date=8 December 2009 |title=Portale multimediale della Comunità italiana di Isola }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/ipe_archivio/agm/ts.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=www.retecivica.trieste.it |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040927202423/http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/ipe_archivio/agm/ts.pdf |archive-date=27 September 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Mladen Rudonja]] (born 1971), football player
* [[Tomaž Šalamun]] (1941–2014), poet
* [[Santorio Santorio]] (1561–1636), medical scientist
* [[Nazario Sauro]] (1880–1916), Italian irredentist and sailor
* [[Spartaco Schergat]] (1920–1996), military frogman, caused damage to the British battleship ''[[HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913)|Queen Elizabeth]]'' in 1941. Italian gold medal in the Second World War<ref>[http://www.hdsitalia.com/articoli/22_alessandria.pdf Article in Italian about the sinking of the battleship ''Queen Elizabeth''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507222430/http://www.hdsitalia.com/articoli/22_alessandria.pdf |date=7 May 2006 }}</ref>
* [[Damir Skomina]] (born 1976), [[referee (association football)|football referee]]
* [[Francesco Trevisani]] (1656–1746), painter
* [[Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder]] (1370–1444/1445), humanist, statesman and canonist<ref>[https://archive.today/20120804144700/http://www.istrianet.org/istria/illustri/index-alpha.htm Press on "Vergerius, Petrus Paulus"]. Istrianet.org. Retrieved 24 September 2011.</ref>
* [[Pier Paolo Vergerio]] the Younger (1498–1565), man of the Church
* [[Gašper Vinčec]] (born 1981), professional Finn Class Sailor
* [[Vittorio Italico Zupelli]] (1859–1945), general, ministe7
==International relations==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Slovenia}}

===Twin towns and sister cities===

Koper is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Odgovori na vprašanja članic in članov občinskega sveta
|url=https://www.koper.si/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/09-Odgovori-svet17.pdf|website=koper.si|publisher=Mestna občina Koper|page=4|language=sl|date=2021-01-09|access-date=2023-06-06}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Buzet]], Croatia
<!--Corfu - twinning ended-->
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ferrara, Italy|Ferrara]], Italy
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Jiujiang]], China
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Muggia]], Italy
*{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]], New Brunswick, Canada
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[San Dorligo della Valle]], Italy
*{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Žilina]], Slovakia

==Gallery==
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File:Koper - Verdijeva ulica 10 (občina).jpg|Town Hall

File:Koper Administrative Unit.jpg|Administrative Unit

File:Osrednja knjižnica Srečka Vilharja Koper.jpg|Srečko Vilhar Library

File:Pałac corner koper.jpg|Corner Palace

File:Exterior of Koper Regional Museum 02.jpg|Regional Museum

File:Koper Luška kapetanija.jpg|Kapetanija

File:Exterior of St. James's Church (Koper) 01.jpg|St. James' Church

File:Italian consulate - Koper.jpg|Italian Consulate

File:Column of Justina of Padua (Koper) 02.jpg|Column of Justina of Padua

File:Cerkev SV. Bassa (3).jpg|St. Bassus' Church

File:Jedna ze studni na placu brolo 4.jpg|Brolo Square Fountain

File:Koper - hiša Kidričeva 28.jpg|House on Kidrič Street

File:Kidric street st nicholas.jpg|Kidrič Street

File:Koper (119) (3958295632).jpg|Carpaccio Square

File:Buildings in Koper 04.jpg|View from Čevljarska Street

File:Palača Čevljarska 17.jpg|Palace on Čevljarska Street

File:Ulica cankara 1 3.jpg|Cankar Street

File:Blick auf den Hafen von Koper Capodistria (52976883311).jpg|[[Port of Koper]]

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==References==
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==External links==
{{EB1911 poster|Capodistria}}
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* [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:968_x1527877.4029492657_y5707030.550474402_s14_b2345 Koper on Geopedia]
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* [http://www.slovenia.info/en/Places/KOPER.htm?_ctg_kraji=2579&lng=2 Koper–Capodistria]. Slovenian Tourist Board.
* [http://www.burger.si/Koper/seznam.html Koper: Virtual Tour]. Panoramas of Koper and surrounding area. Burger.si.

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