Gorjansko (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾjaːnskɔ], Italian: Goriano[2]) is a village in the southwestern part of the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy.[3]
Gorjansko
Goriano | |
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Village | |
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  Gorjansko Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′4.47″N 13°42′59.28″E / 45.8012417°N 13.7164667°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Slovene Littoral |
| Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
| Municipality | Komen |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 271 |
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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[4] It was built in 1896 on top of the ruins of a smaller Gothic church and was renovated in the late 1950s, when its interior was painted by Tone Kralj. Close to the settlement is also a large cemetery of over 10,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers of various nationalities that died on the Isonzo front in the First World War. It is the largest such cemetery in Slovenia.[5]
Gallery
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1913 postcard of Gorjansko
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Atlante stradale d'Italia. Nord. Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 2004. p. 20.
- ^ Municipality of Komen website
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gorjansko local site" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
External links
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Media related to Gorjansko at Wikimedia Commons- Gorjansko on Geopedia
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