Steske () is a small settlement in western

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in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located near the village of Branik in the Branik Valley, part of Vipava Valley.

Geography

The main part of Steske lies along the Branica River, a tributary of the

Vipava River The Vipava (in Slovene) or Vipacco (in Italian) or ''Wipbach'' / ''Wippach'' (in German) is a river that flows through western Slovenia and north-eastern Italy. The river is in length, of which 45 km in Slovenia. After entering Italy it j ...

. The hamlet of Pekel lies to the northwest along the Vipava. Vrh Hill (elevation: ) rises to the northeast, Saint Catherine's Hill (, ) to the east, and Kozjak Hill () to the southwest. A 19th-century stone bridge spans the Branica immediately west of the main part of the village.

History

The counts of Lanthieri built a mill along the Vipava River in Pekel in 1739. It was used by farmers from the lower Vipava Valley and the Lower Karst Plateau. A smithy was built next to it in the 19th century to produce agricultural implements, and later on a sawmill was added. The overpass crossing the railroad west of the village was built by the

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, which administered Zone A of the Julian March from 1945 to 1947.

References

External links

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Steske on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Nova Gorica {{NovaGorica-geo-stub