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Province Of Gorizia
The Province of Gorizia ( it, Provincia di Gorizia, fur, Provincie di Gurize; sl, Goriška pokrajina) was a province in the autonomous Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of Italy, which was disbanded on 30 September 2017. Overview Its capital was the city of Gorizia. It belonged to the Province of Udine between 1924 and 1927 and the communes of Sonzia, Plezzo, Bergogna, Caporetto, Tolmino, Circhina, Santa Lucia d'Isonzo, Gracova Serravalle, Canale d'Isonzo, Cal di Canale, Idria, Montenero d'Idria, Castel Dobra, Salona d'Isonzo, Gargaro, Chiapovano, Aidussina, Santa Croce di Aidùssina, Cernizza Goriziana, Tarnova della Selva, Sambasso, Merna, Ranziano, Montespino, Opacchiasella, Temenizza, Rifembergo, Comeno, San Daniele del Carso, Zolla, Vipacco, San Martino di Quisca and San Vito di Vipacco; and the eastern part of Gorizia, were part of this province between 1918 and 1924, and from 1927 to 1947. These communes are now part of Slovenia. It had an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Italy
The provinces of Italy ( it, province d'Italia) are the second-level administrative divisions of the Italy, Italian Republic, on an intermediate level between a municipality () and a regions of Italy, region (). Since 2015, provinces have been classified as "institutional bodies of second level". There are currently 107 institutional bodies of second level in Italy, including 80 ordinary provinces, 2 autonomous provinces, 4 regional decentralization entities, 6 free municipal consortia, and 14 Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan cities, as well as the Aosta Valley region (which also exercises the powers of a province). Italian provinces (with the exception of the current Sardinian provinces) correspond to the NUTS statistical regions of Italy, NUTS 3 regions. Overview A province of the Italian Republic is composed of many municipalities (). Usually several provinces together form a region; the region of Aosta Valley is the sole exception—it is not subdivided into prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šempas
Šempas ( or ; in older sources also ''Šenpas,''Navratil, J. 1894. "Slovenske národne vraže in prazne vére (Dalje)." ''Letopis Matice slovenske'' 138–201, p. 184. it, Sambasso, german: Schönpass) is a village in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. Name The name of the settlement was first attested circa 1200 as ''in sancto Passo'' (and as ''Sand Pass'' in 1485 and ''Sannd Pass'' in 1523). The Slovene name is derived from ''šent Pas'', referring to either Saint Bassus of Lucera or Saint Bassus of Nice, to whom the parish church was formerly dedicated. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Sylvester and belongs to the Diocese of Koper ) , cocathedral = Co-Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Nova Gorica() , area_km2 = 4,386 , parishes = 100 , population = 266,403 , population_as_of = 2013 , catholics = 181,230 , catholics_percent= 68 , pope .... References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trnovo, Nova Gorica
Trnovo ( or ; it, Tarnova della Selva) is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located on the high Trnovo Forest Plateau ( sl, Trnovski gozd) in the traditional Slovene Littoral region. Mass grave Trnovo is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Zalesnika Shaft Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Brezno Zalesnika), also known as the Wild Apple Shaft Mass Grave (), is located northeast of the village on the right side of the road to Lokve. It contains the remains of Home Guard and Italian prisoners of war and Slovene civilians murdered in May 1945. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows and belongs to the Diocese of Koper Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Trie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Črniče
Črniče (; it, Cernizza Goriziana) is a village in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Koper Diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro .... References External links * Populated places in the Municipality of Ajdovščina {{Ajdovščina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vipavski Križ
Vipavski Križ (; it, Santa Croce di Aidussina) is a settlement on a small hill in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. There is evidence of habitation on the hill in the pre-Roman period. The settlement was first mentioned in written documents dating to the 13th century. The houses in the village are clustered inside a defence wall around a castle from the late 15th century. It was built to protect the residents against Ottoman raids. In 1532 Vipavski Križ was declared a town. In 1636 a Capuchin monastery with a rich library was founded in the town and it is now open to visitors. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Križ'' (literally, 'holy cross') to ''Vipavski Križ'' (literally, 'Vipava cross') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove reli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajdovščina
Ajdovščina (; it, Aidussina,trilingual name "Haidenschaft, Aidussina, Ajdovščina" inGemeindelexikon, der im Reichsrate Vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. Bearbeit auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1900. Herausgegeben von der K.K. Statistischen Zentralkommission. VII. Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland (Triest, Görz aund Gradiska, Istrien). Wien 1906/ref> german: Haidenschaft) is a town in the Vipava Valley (''Vipavska dolina''), Slovenia. It is the administrative seat of the Municipality of Ajdovščina. History The first mentions of Ajdovščina go back to circa 2000 BC. In the Bronze Age and the Iron Age a fortified settlement stood on the nearby hill of Gradišče. In the early period of the Roman Empire, after a road was built from Aquileia towards Emona, a small post and goods station known as ''mansio Fluvio Frigido'' stood on the site of today's Ajdovščina. In the late 3rd century and the early 4th century a fortification system, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čepovan
Čepovan (; it, Chiapovano, german: Tschepobon)Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 98. is a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. Apart from the main village of Čepovan, it extends to include a number of smaller hamlets in the valley known as Čepovanski Dol: Dol, Drage, Frata, Griva, Lazna, Močile, Podčepovna, Pod Goro ( sl, Pod goro), Puštale, Robe, Rut, Šulgi, Tesno, Vrata, and Vrše. Name Čepovan was attested in written sources in 1301 as ''Kampowan'' (and as ''Zampuano'' in 1377 and ''Tschepawan'' in 1507). The name may be borrowed from a Romance reflex of Latin ''*clampuānum'', which may be related to the Latin place name ''Clampētia''. On the other hand, it may be a borrowing from a word based on Friulian ''ciamp'' 'field'. History The parish priest Blaž Grčar opened a lace-making school in Čepovan in 1890, helping promote this home industry. The settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grgar, Nova Gorica
Grgar (; it, Gargaro) is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located under Holy Mount ( sl, Sveta gora), above the Soča Valley and below the Banjšice Plateau. Name Grgar was mentioned in written sources 1370 as ''Gaergaer'' and in 1389 as ''Grêgôr''. For phonological and morphological reasons, the latter transcription appears to be a hypercorrection and not connected with Saint Gregory or the name ''Gregor'' 'Gregory'. Instead, the name may be derived from another Romance base, perhaps ''*gregārius'' 'shepherd'. Mass graves Grgar is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Podgomila Shaft Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Brezno Podgomila), also known as the Miljavec Shaft Mass Grave (), is located on the left side of the road to Grgarske Ravne, about north of Grgar. It contains the remains of Home Guard and Italian prisoners of war, and Slovene and Italian civilians murdered in May 1945. The Jošč Shaft Mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anhovo
Anhovo (; it, Salona d'Isonzo, ''Anicova Corada'' before 1927) is a settlement on the right bank of the Soča River in the Municipality of Kanal ob Soči in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is best known for its cement factory, Salonit Anhovo, built in 1921. There is a small railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ... on the outskirts of the settlement. References External links *Anhovo on Geopedia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobrovo
Dobrovo (; it, Castel Dobra) is a settlement the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Brda. It lies on the road that connects the Friuli Plain and the Soča Valley. Dobrovo Castle is a castle in the settlement built around 1600 on the foundations of an older structure. It is an almost perfect square in plan with square turrets on each corner. It houses an art gallery and a museum. The castle chapel is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Parish of Biljana Biljana () is a settlement east of Dobrovo in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, very close to the border with Italy. Name Biljana was first mentioned in written sources in 1205 as ''Beliana'' (and as ''Villana'' in 12 .... < ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Črni Vrh, Idrija
Črni Vrh (; sometimes ''Črni Vrh nad Idrijo'',Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 68. german: Schwarzenberg''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 124.) is a settlement in the hills south of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Zgornja Vas ( sl, Zgornja vas), Spodnja Vas (), Trate, Trebče, and Zidiše. Name The name ''Črni Vrh'' literally means 'black pass' and was originally an oronym that was later transferred to the settlement. The epithet 'black' refers to dark, coniferous woods. The Slovene word ''vrh'' refers not only to a mountain peak, but may also refer to a saddle or mountain pass. This is the case with Črni Vrh, referring to the pass to the southwest that leads to Col and Ajdovščina. History During the Second World War, a Slovene Home G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
