Capo d'Istria, a fortified seaport of Austria, situated on a rocky island in the Gulf of Trieste, 9½ miles SSW. of the city of Trieste. Connected with the mainland by a stone causeway, nearly half a mile long, it has a modern cathedral, a Gothic town-hall on the site of a Roman temple, and a trade in oil, salt, and wine. Pop. (1880) 8646. In ancient times it was known as Ægida, and afterwards as Justinopolis, in honour of Justin II., who restored it.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 746
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