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Rudolf Bernt: The Municipal Palace of Trieste, illustration

The Municipal Palace was the seat of the Trieste city administration and the venue of nationalist competition for resources.

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Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur-und Betriebsges.m.b.H./Fotograf: Alexander E. Koller

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    Trieste: The focal point of national conflicts on the Adriatic mainland

    The Italians in the Litoral (German: ‘Küstenland’, made up of the county of Görz, Trieste and Istria) were likewise torn between their traditional loyalty to the Habsburg Monarchy and the appeal of Italian irredentism. In view of the growth of the southern Slav nationalist movements in the eastern Adriatic region, they also feared for their privileged position as the dominant ethnic group. Trieste in particular was the scene of severe ethnic conflict.