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According to the 1911 census, the proportion of Slovene speakers amounted to 12. 6 % in the city center, 47. 6 % in the suburbs, and 90. 5 % in the surroundings.

They were the largest ethnic group in 9 of the 19 urban neighborhoods of Trieste, and represented a majority in 7 of them.

The Italian speakers, on the other hand, were 60. 1 % of the population in the city center, 38. 1 % in the suburbs, and 6. 0 % in the surroundings.

They were the largest linguistic group in 10 of the 19 urban neighborhoods, and represented the majority in 7 of them ( including all 6 in the city center ).

Of the 11 villages included within the city limits, the Slovene speakers had an overwhelming majority in 10, and the German speakers in one ( Miramare ).