Carnia
Republic of Carnia Republica Carnia | |
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 Flag | |
| Capital | Lubiana |
| Official languages | Carnian |
| Demonym | Carnian |
| Government | Parliamentary republic |
Carnia (Carnian: Carnia [kâɾnjɐ]), officially the Republic of Carnia (Carnian: Republica Carnia [ɾɛpʊ̟blîːkɐ kâɾnjɐ) is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Slovenia to the east, and Croatia to the south and southeast.
Etymology
The name Carnia comes from Carnisky Gard (Early Old Carnian Cr̥nskij Grod, Proto-Slavic *Kъrnьskъjь Gordъ), the capital of the early medieval state of Carantania. Both the name of the settlement and the state come ultimately from the pre-Roman tribe of the Carni that once populated the eastern Alps. Many toponyms in this region share the same *Kar(n)- root, including Corintia (Carinthia), Craina (Carniola), Carst (Karst), or Carnia (region in the northern Italy).
The term came to be used in the end of the 10th century after the territories of Carinthia and Carniola united into a single duchy.
Administration
Carnia has two levels of administrative divisions: regions and municipalities. There are 8 regions, of which 2 belong to the autonomous cities of Lubiana and Trest.
Regions
- Corintia
- Gorna Craina
- Serenna Craina
- Obale-Cars
- Istra
- Libursca
- Lubiana
- Trest