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Staranzano
Staranzano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southwest of Gorizia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,812 and an area of .
The municipality of Staranzano contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Alberoni, Bistrigna, Dobbia, Lido di Staranzano, Quarantia, Villaraspa, Le Coloschie, Bosco Grande, Bonifica del Broncolo and Punta Sdobba.
Staranzano borders the following municipalities: Grado, Monfalcone, Ronchi dei Legionari, San Canzian d'Isonzo.
According to the Italian census of 1971, 3% of the population was of Slovene ethnicity.