Koper
Koper Slovene pronunciation: listen; Italian: Capodistria, Croatian: Kopar is a fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres 3.1 miles south of the border with Italy together with 20 kilometres 12 miles from Trieste, Koper is the largest coastal city in the country. this is the bordered by the satellite towns of Izola and Ankaran. With a unique ecology and biodiversity, this is the considered an important natural resource. The city's Port of Koper is Slovenia's only container port and a major contributor to the economy of the Municipality of Koper. With only one percent of Slovenia having a coastline, the influence that the Port of Koper also has on tourism was a factor in Ankaran deciding to leave the municipality in a referendum in 2011 to defining its own. The city is a destination for a number of Mediterranean cruising lines. Koper is the leading urban centre of the Slovenian Istria, with a population of about 25,000. Ales Brzan is the current mayor, serving since 2018.
The city of Koper is officially bilingual, with both Slovene and Italian as its official languages. Sights in Koper add the 15th-century Praetorian Palace and Loggia in Venetian Gothic style, the 12th-century Carmine Rotunda church, and St. Nazarius' Cathedral, with its 14th-century tower.
Koper is also one of the main road programs 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 keeps into Rabuiese and Trieste. Koper also has a rail association 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 call as San Bartolomeo.