Medana () is a village in the

Municipality of Brda The Municipality of Brda (; sl, Občina Brda, it, Comune di Collio) is a municipality in western Slovenia. It is located in the Slovenian Littoral region, extending from the Italian border to the Soča River. It is bounded by Sabotin Hill () t ...

in the

Slovene Littoral The Slovene Littoral ( sl, Primorska, ; it, Litorale; german: Küstenland) is one of the five traditional regions of Slovenia. Its name recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg possessions on the upper Adria ...

region of

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. It is located in the

Gorizia Hills The Gorizia Hills ( it, Collio Goriziano or ''Collio''; sl, Goriška brda or ''Brda''; fur, Cuei) is a hilly microregion in western Slovenia and northeastern Italy. It lies on the right bank of the Soča (''Isonzo'') river, north of the Ita ...

(Slovene: ''Goriška brda''), a wine-producing region on the border with

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. The

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in the village is dedicated to the

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and belongs to the

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.Koper Diocese list of churches
Medana is the birthplace of the Slovene

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Alojz Gradnik and is known for its annual Poetry and Wine Days festival, which takes place in late August.

References

External links

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Medana on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Brda {{BrdaSI-geo-stub