Podbela (; it, Sant'Elena al Natisone, before 1927 ''Podibela'') is a small village on the left bank of the Nadiža River in the

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in the

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region of

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. It is located in the

Breginj Combe The Breginj Combe ( sl, Breginjski kot) is a valley in extreme western Slovenia.''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, ) ...

Church

The church southwest of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Helen. It dates from the 16th century. It was greatly damaged in 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. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

and then restored.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3986

References

External links

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Podbela on Geopedia

Populated places in the Municipality of Kobarid {{Kobarid-geo-stub