Pregara (pronounced [pɾɛˈɡaːɾa]) is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Croatia.[2]

Pregara
Photograph of a field of lavender plants
Lavender field in Pregara
Pregara is located in Slovenia
Pregara
Pregara
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°26′39.23″N 13°51′54.7″E / 45.4442306°N 13.865194°E / 45.4442306; 13.865194
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityKoper
Area
 • Total8.05 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Elevation
445.4 m (1,461.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total166
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History

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In 1954, when the Free Territory of Trieste was dissolved and Zone B was assigned to Yugoslavia, Pregara (together with Abitanti, Belvedur, Brezovica pri Gradinu, Gradin, Koromači–Boškini, Močunigi, and Sirči) was originally assigned to the Socialist Republic of Croatia. In 1956 these villages were reassigned to the Socialist Republic of Slovenia.[3]

Church

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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel. A chapel outside the settlement, next to the cemetery, is dedicated to Saint Simon.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Koper municipal site
  3. ^ Aleš Gabrič (2018). "Ustvarjanje meje v jugoslovanski državi". In Zajc, Marko (ed.). Ustvarjanje slovensko-hrvaške meje. Ljubljana: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino. p. 85.
  4. ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
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