Gradišče nad Prvačino (; it, Gradiscutta in Val Vipacco) is a
village in western
Slovenia in the
Municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located in the
Vipava Valley in the
Gorizia region and is a satellite settlement of
Prvačina
Prvačina (; it, Prevacina) is a village in the Vipava Valley in western Slovenia. It lies within the Municipality of Nova Gorica.
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Diocese of Koper
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Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Gradišče'' to ''Gradišče pri Zalem Hribu'' in 1953. It was then changed from ''Gradišče pri Zalem Hribu'' to ''Gradišče nad Prvačino'' in 1955.
Church
The
parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the
Virgin Mary and belongs to the
Diocese of
Koper
Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...
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Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Gradišče nad Prvačino include:
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Simon Gregorčič
Simon Gregorčič (15 October 1844 – 24 November 1906) was a Slovene poet and Roman Catholic priest. He is considered the first lyric poet of the Slovene realist poetry and the most melodical Slovene poet.
Biography
Gregorčič (Oct ...
(1844–1906), Slovene poet, lived in Gradišče nad Prvačino from 1882 to 1903
''Slovenska biografija'': Simon Gregorčič
*Josip Tominc
Giuseppe Tominz, also known as Jožef Tominc (6 July 179024 April 1866), was an Italian-Slovene painter from the Austrian Littoral. He worked mostly in the cultural milieu of the upper bourgeoisie in the Austrian Illyrian Kingdom. He was one of ...
(1790–1866), Italian-Slovene painter
References
External links
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Gradišče nad Prvačino on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Nova Gorica
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