This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Mohnbauer Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.eeurope.slovenia.general/2087.270.271.301.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >> Trieste was olso part of Slovenia for a little time and after war came into Italy. << Triest was never "slovenian"! it was part of the austrian-hungarian Empire for a very long time and after WW1 became italian. the crownland it was in at time before 1919 was Küstenland, most parts now croatian, small part italian. what is now Slovenia was the crownland Krain/Carniola. old map of the Empire: http://www.brainworker.ch/Oesterreich/Austria-hungary.png "Trieste was one of the oldest parts of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1382 until 1918." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Littoral Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.