Puče (; it, Puzzole) 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 to ...

in the City Municipality of Koper in the

Littoral The littoral zone or nearshore is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal areas ...

region of

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near the border with

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. A small church in the settlement is dedicated to

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or Virgin of Carmel, is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order, particularly within the Catholic Church. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Ca ...

and belongs to the

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Koštabona Koštabona (; it, Costabona) is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Name Koštabona was attested in written sources in 1620 as ''Costabuona'', and in 1763–87 as ''Costabona''. The Slovene name ''Košt ...

.Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

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Puče on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Koper {{Koper-geo-stub