(German Görz; Italian Gorizia), a town of Illyria, capital of a cognominal circle in the government of Triest, on the Isonzo, 22 miles N.N.W. of Triest. It consists of an upper and a lower town; the upper town is the more ancient, is surrounded by walls, and contains the old castle of the counts of Görz, now partly in ruins and partly used as a prison. The lower town is generally neat and well built. Goritz is the seat of an archbishop, and has a fine cathedral, several churches and monasteries, episcopal palace, court-house, town-house, and an elegant theatre. An old Jesuit college has been converted into a barrack. There are several literary and benevolent institutions, and an episcopal seminary for the government of Triest. The chief manufactures are leather, sugar, and silk. Pop. (1851) 10,851.