The Breginj Combe ( sl, Breginjski kot) is a valley in extreme western
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
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[''Veliki splošni leksikon''. 1997. Vol. 1: A–Ch. Ljubljana: DZS, p. 508.] It lies between the elongated ridge of Mount Stol () to the north and Mount Mia ( sl, Mija, ) to the south.
[Mlakar, Boris. 1987. Breginjski kot. In: ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 1: A–Ca. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga, pp. 364–365.] To the east it expands into the broad Staro Selo Lowland (''Staroselsko podolje''), and to the west it meets the border with Italy. The Slovenian–Italian border runs along the
Nadiža/Natisone River and its tributary, Black Creek ( sl, Črni potok, it, Rio Nero).
The Breginj Combe includes the villages of
Borjana
Borjana () is a village in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located in the Breginj Combe.
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine of Alexandria ...
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Kred,
Potoki,
Podbela,
Breginj,
Stanovišče,
Homec,
Robidišče,
Sedlo, and
Logje
Logje () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered ...
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The Breginj Combe is part of the cultural region of
Venetian Slovenia
Slavia Friulana, which means Friulian Slavia ( sl, Beneška Slovenija), is a small mountainous region in northeastern Italy and it is so called because of its Slavic population which settled here in the 8th century AD. The territory is located in ...
. The heritage of the region include ethnographic monuments, especially architectural heritage, which was extensively damaged by the
1976 Friuli earthquake
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
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Some of this heritage is preserved in the Breginj Museum in Breginj.
Popular tourism destinations in the Breginj Combe include the Napoleon Bridge in Logje and the village of Robidišče, which is the westernmost settlement in Slovenia. The Nadiža River is warm during the summers and popular for swimming.
References
External links
The Breginj Combe at Geopedia*
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Valleys in the Slovene Littoral
Municipality of Kobarid