Gojače (; it, Goiaci) is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...
on the edge of the
Vipava Valley
The Vipava Valley (; sl, Vipavska dolina, german: Wippachtal, it, Valle del Vipacco) is a valley in the Slovenian Littoral, roughly between the village of Podnanos to the east and the border with Italy to the west. The main towns are Ajdovš ...
in the
Municipality of Ajdovščina
The Municipality of Ajdovščina (; sl, Občina Ajdovščina) is a municipality with a population of a little over 19,000 located in the Vipava Valley, southwestern Slovenia. The municipality was established in 1994. Its seat is in the town of Aj ...
in the
Littoral
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region of
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 ...
.
Church
![Gojace Slovenia - church](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Gojace_Slovenia_-_church.jpg)
The church in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Justus and belongs to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
of
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
...
.
Koper Diocese list of churches
It contains paintings by the Baroque painter Anton Čebej
Anton Cebej, or Zebey (23 May 1722, Ajdovščina – after 1774) was a Slovenian painter, in the Baroque style.
Biography
Very little is known about his life. The information that is available is derived entirely from a history of his works, the ...
.
References
External links
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Gojače on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ajdovščina
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