Opicina

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Opicina Opčine
Frazione
Carnival feast at Opicina
Opicina Opčine Location of Opicina Opčine in Italy
Coordinates: 45°41′15″N 13°47′19″E / 45.68750°N 13.78861°E / 45.68750; 13.78861
Country	Italy
Region	Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Province	Trieste (TS)
Comune	Trieste
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	8,009
Demonym	Opicinesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	34151
Dialing code	(+39) 040
Patron saint	Bartholomew the Apostle

Opicina (Slovene: Opčine), formerly Poggioreale del Carso in Italian, is a town in northeastern Italy, close to the Slovenian border at Fernetti (Slovene: Fernetiči). Opicina is a frazione of the comune of Trieste, the provincial and regional capital. The town has a large Slovene population, with Slovenian being widely used alongside Italian in private and public institutions. The first town near Opicina is Sežana in Slovenia, there is also the next railway station.