The major is the Port of Koper, built in 1957.

It is about closer to destinations east of the Suez than the ports of Northern Europe, and the land transport from Koper by road and by railway to the main industrial centres in Central Europe is approximately shorter than from Northern European ports.

There is a skewed balance in the direction of trade flows in the Port of Koper where import flows clearly outweigh export flows.

* Koper is awarded town rights.

The northwestern part of Istria lies in Slovenia: it is known as Slovenian Istria, and includes the coastal municipalities of Piran, Izola and Koper, and the Karstic municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina.

The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.

In Slovenian Istria the malvasia grape is grown in Koper area, especially on Debeli Rtič, Škocjan, Kortina and Labor.

In the later periods, it is frequently served together with cheese burek, especially in the town of Koper.

It is about 50 km south-east of Trieste, Italy, located on the road Trieste — Koper — Učka Tunnel ( B8 ) — Rijeka.

The parish church in Ajdovščina is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Koper Diocese.

The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.

She lives in Koper, where she is employed as university teacher at the University of Primorska.

Beside in literature and historical anthropology she was / is engaged in civil actions and confrontations against clientelism and corruption in the scientific domain in the frames of Slovenia ( in May 2000 she co-directed together with Sabina Mihelj a big public manifestation in Ljubljana against corrupted politics of the Ministry of Science and Technology ; in 2004 she fought against illegal takeover of the institution ISH ; in 2010 she again was a militant contra the total neoliberalization, venalization and degradation of the university as an autonomous institution and against the decomoposition of its fundamental scientific disciplines at the Faculty of Human Sciences Koper, University of Primorska ; for the later see web :- site Save the University: ).

The former fishermen town of Izola has also been transformed into a popular tourist destination ; many tourists also appreciate the old Medieval center of the port of Koper, which is however less popular among tourists than the other two Slovenian coastal towns.

Koper ’ s suit against Davert & Loe is pending.

Koper () (; ) is a city in southwestern Slovenia, with the other Slovenian coastal towns Ankaran, Izola, Piran, and Portorož, situated along the country's 47-kilometer coastline, approximately five kilometers from its border with Italy.

With only one percent of Slovenia having a coastline, the influence that the city's Port of Koper, which is also the major contributor to the economy of the eponymous city municipality, has on tourism was a factor in deciding Ankaran to leave the municipality.

The city of Koper is officially bilingual, with both Slovene and Italian as official languages.

Koper is also one of the main road entry points into Slovenia from Italy, which lies to the north of the municipality.

The main motorway crossing is at Spodnje Škofije to the north of the city of Koper.

Today, it is home to the city of Koper ’ s tourist office.

Koper is twinned with:

The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Koper Diocese.

A bust by Oreste Dequel was put on display in 1954 at Vergerius Square () in Koper, the main coastal port town of Slovenia.

In October 1954, the Slovene government finalized a territory and started to build a factory in Koper, the seaside industrial center of Slovenia, where it remains today.

Another bigger international project Taja Kramberger conducted in 2006 was a Slovenian segment of the international project » Sealines / Morske linije / Linee di mare « which through one-month ’ s literary residences in 6 European bilingual ports ( Cardiff, Galway, Helsinki, Koper, Riga, Valletta ) connected writers from 6 European states.

* 2006: Co-editor ( with Drago braco Rotar ) and co-translator in the Slovenian collection of atricles by Pierre Bourdieu and Loïc Wacquant, Načela za refleksivno družbeno znanost in kritično preučevanje simbolnih dominacij for a Reflexive Social Science and for a Critical Investigation of Symbolic Dominations, ( translations of Pierre Bourdieu ’ s and Loïc Wacquant ’ s texts ), Library Annales Majora, Koper, University of Primorska, Publishing House Annales, 2006, 262 p., ISBN 961-6033-87-5.

According to the 1900 census, 7, 205 Italian, 391 Slovenian, 167 Croatian, and 67 German inhabitants lived in Koper.

With Slovenian independence in 1991, Koper became the only commercial port in Slovenia.

The municipality's festival is on October 15, which celebrates the foundation of the first Slovenian partisan naval detachment named Koper, in 1944.

Italian is a second official language of 3 municipalities in the Slovenian Littoral: Izola ( Isola ), Koper ( Capodistria ) and Piran ( Pirano ).

After retirement as a football player, Oblak started coaching at various Slovenian clubs, including three times at Olimpija Ljubljana, NK Naklo and NK Koper.

Tomos is a well-known Slovenian brand based in the city of Koper.

Between 1923 and 1943, the province of Trieste included also the communes of Monfalcone, Staranzano, Ronchi dei Legionari, San Canzian d ' Isonzo, Turriaco, San Pier d ' Isonzo, Fogliano-Redipuglia and Grado ( today in Province of Gorizia ), the current Slovenian municipalities of Sežana ( including former communes of Dutovlje, Tomaj and Lokev ), Divača ( including former communes of Senožeče and Vremski Britof ), Postojna ( shortly Postumia before 1945 ; including former communes of Bukovje, Hrenovice and Slavina ) and Pivka ( including former communes of Šmihel and Košana ), as well as some settlements in the present-day Slovenian municipality of Koper, namely Hrvatini, Jelarji, Spodnje Škofije, Plavje and Osp.

It is located in Koper, Izola, and Portorož and is named for the Slovenian Littoral region ( Slovenian Primorska ), where it is located.

* Radio Koper ( in Slovenian, based in Koper, received in the Slovenian Littoral )

* Radio Capodistria ( in Italian, based in Koper, received in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Slovenian Littoral, and Istria )

While TV Koper / Capodistria is bilingual ( Italian and Slovenian ), the Hungarian public has no regional station, but has regular broadcasts on TV Slovenija 1.

* TV Koper / Capodistria ( in Slovenian and Italian, based in Koper, received in Primorska, Istria, and parts of Friuli-Venezia Giulia via a terrestrial signal, and throughout Slovenia via cable )

In 1420, the Patriarch of Aquileia ceded his remaining possessions in Istria to the Republic, consolidating Venetian power in Koper.

Koper grew to become the capital of Venetian Istria and was renamed Caput Histriae ' head of Istria ' ( from which stems its modern Italian name, Capodistria ).

* Capo d ' Istria or Capodistria, the Italian name of the city of Koper

It is composed by three local parties, active in Slovenian Istria, namely ' Koper is Ours ' ( led by the mayor of Koper Boris Popovič ), ' Izola is Ours ' ( led by the mayor of Izola Tomislav Klokočovnik ), and ' Piran is Ours ', led by the mayor Tomaž Gantar.

* Saint Nazarius ( bishop )-the legendary first bishop of Koper, Istria