The counts' castle on its hill over the Isonzo, an oppidum in a chronicle of the late twelfth century, with a settlement (borgo) below that receives market rights only in 1210.
Not yet a town.
Who holds it
- Name
- Counts Meinhard II and Engelbert III of Gorizia
- Title
- Lords
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
The counts of Gorizia, who hold the castle as a fief of the church of Aquileia.
How things stand that morning
Castle and borgo of the counts.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: University of Trieste course notes (Gorizia sintesi); Sever 2025.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.