Kreplje (; it, Crepegliano) is a
village
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in the
Municipality of Sežana
The Municipality of Sežana (; sl, Občina Sežana) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sežana. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when the ...
in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
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, close to the border with
Italy
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.
History
![Kreplje Slovenia - WWI cemetery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Kreplje_Slovenia_-_WWI_cemetery.jpg)
During the First World War, an Austro-Hungarian military camp was established along the rail line between Kreplje and
Dutovlje
Dutovlje (; it, Duttogliano) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy.
Name
Dutovlje was attested in written sources in 1281 as ''Dietemdorf'' (and as ''Dietindorf'' in 1284, ...
. A military cemetery for victims of infectious diseases was set up on the northwest outskirts of Kreplje, and after the war the Italian authorities reinterred additional soldiers at the site as smaller cemeteries were consolidated. Official records state that there are 1,374 Austro-Hungarian soldiers buried at the cemetery.
Church
The church in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Notburga and belongs to the
Parish
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of
Dutovlje
Dutovlje (; it, Duttogliano) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy.
Name
Dutovlje was attested in written sources in 1281 as ''Dietemdorf'' (and as ''Dietindorf'' in 1284, ...
.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
References
External links
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Kreplje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Sežana
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