Görz

Görz, capital of the Austrian crown-land of Görz-Gradisca, in the Kistenland, is charmingly situated in a fruitful plain, near the Isonzo, 35 miles NNW. of Trieste by rail. Shut in by mountains on all sides except the south, it enjoys an almost Italian climate, and has of late years acquired some fame as a health-resort. Among its principal buildings are the old castle of the former Counts of Görz and the former Jesuit college, both now used as barracks; the cathedral, with a beautiful sacristy; and the prince-bishop's and several other palaces. The surrounding plain is covered with vineyards, and industries are the cultivation and export of fruit and wine, whilst Görz's specialty has long been the printing of Hebrew books for the East. There are dyeworks, and important manufactures of flour, sugar, cotton, silks, rosglio, paper, leather, soap, and matches. In a Franciscan cloister close by are the graves of Charles X. of France (q.v.), the Duc d'Angoulême and his wife, and the Comte de Chambord. Pop. (1869) 16,659; (1890) 21,825. See Schatzmayer, Der Kurort Görz (1886).—The Austrian-Illyrian Kistenland ('Coastland') includes the principality of Görz-Gradisca, the margraviate of Istria, with the Quarnero Islands, and Trieste and its territory. Its boundaries are the Adriatic on the south, and on the remaining sides Venice, Carinthia, Carniola, and Croatia. Area, 3075 sq. m.; pop. (1880) 647,943; (1890) 695,394.