Gradisca

Gradisca, a town of Austria, on the Isonzo, 25 miles NW. of Trieste. First fortified by the Venetians in 1478, Gradisca, with its territory, came into the hands of Austria in 1511, and during the next century and a half figured frequently in the wars between Austria and Venice. In 1647 it became a principality of the empire, but lapsed to the imperial crown again in 1717, and in 1754 was united to Götz (q.v.). Pop. 1464.