Igo Gruden, Ciril Zlobec, and Branka Jurca, social activist Danilo Dolci, architect Max Fabiani, painters Avgust Černigoj and Lojze Spacal, writers Alojz Rebula, Igor Torkar, and Bogomir Magajna, theologian Anton Mahnič, politicians Drago Marušič, Josip Ferfolja, and Majda Širca, economist Milko Brezigar, and actress Ita Rina. The picturesque Karst landscape inspired numerous artists who were not from this region, including the poets Rainer Maria Rilke, Alojz Gradnik, and Edvard Kocbek, essayists Scipio Slataper and Marjan Rožanc, writers Italo Svevo, Fulvio Tomizza, and Susanna Tamaro, and film director Jan Cvitkovič. Many artists and authors settled in the area, including Josip Osti and Taras Kermauner. Geographical extension Municipalities that are completely or partially in the Karst include: Italy Savogna d'Isonzo () (partially) Doberdò del Lago () Sagrado () (partially) Fogliano Redipuglia () (partially) Ronchi dei Legionari () (partially) Monfalcone () (partially) Duino-Aurisina () Sgonico () Monrupino () Trieste () (partially) San Dorligo della Valle () (partially) Slovenia Miren-Kostanjevica (partially) Komen Sežana Divača Hrpelje-Kozina (partially) Historically, the region around Pivka, Postojna and Ilirska Bistrica also used to be considered as part of the Karst. This subregional identity is still documented in the late 17th century, but it weakened in the later period, replaced by an Inner Carniolan identity. See also Karst Living Museum References Further reading Rosanna Bubola, Vivere il Carso edito dalla Pro Loco di Trieste (Basadello di Campoformico (Udine): La tipografica, 2006) Massimo Gobessi& Sergio Dolce, Il Carso in tasca (Trieste: Edizioni Luglio, 2006) Elio Forznarič et al., Kras je krasen: vodnik po občinah Kraške gorske skupnosti (Trieste: Kraška gorska skupnost/ Comunità Montana del Carso, 1991) Daniel Jarc, Il patrimonio culturale del Carso goriziano/ Kulturna dediščina goriškega Krasa (Trieste: SLORI, 1997) Miran Lapanje, Sežanski Kras (Sežana: Jamarsko društvo, 1984) Mojca Osvald et al., Kras in slovenska Istra (Ljubljana: Gimnazija Bežigrad, 2007) Matjaž Žnidaršič, Slovenski Kras: umetnostna dediščina (Cerknica: Naklo, d.o.o, 1996) External links Karst in Slovenia. Slovenia: a geographical overview. Nadja Zupan Hajna PR Office of the Slovenian Government - Kras and Karst Kraško-brkinska regija (The Karst and Brkini Region) Karst plateaus of Slovenia Plateaus of Italy Plateaus in the Slovene Littoral Landforms of Friuli-Venezia Giulia Geographical, historical and cultural regions of Italy Karst Karst formations of Slovenia Rock formations of Italy Natura 2000 in Slovenia Biosphere reserves of Slovenia Dinaric karst formations