Gulf of Koper Gulf of Koper The Gulf of Koper or Koper Bay (, , ) is located in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea, and is a part of the Gulf of Trieste. The gulf, named after the city of Koper, is part of the Slovene Riviera and is entirely located in Slovenian territory. Crossed by the river Rižana, it is 18 km² large and spans from Debeli Rtič, next to the borders with the Italian town of Muggia; to Rt Madona, a cape in the town of Piran, that is also the northernmost point of the Gulf of Piran. The
Fall of the Republic of Venice empire, in return for French possession of the Austrian Netherlands. On the same day, however, events precipitated themselves at Verona. The population, and a part of the Venetian troops quartered there, tired of French arrogance and oppression, rose in revolt. The episode, known as the "Veronese Easter", quickly reduced the occupation troops to the defensive, reducing them to the city's forts. On 20 April, although the ban on foreign warships entering the Lagoon of Venice had recently been reiterated, the French frigate "Le Libérateur d'Italie" ("Italy's Liberator") tried to enter the Porto di Lido, the northern entry to the Lagoon.