Pregarje (pronounced [pɾɛˈɡaːrjɛ]; Italian: Pregara) is a village west of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It is the centre of the Brkini Hills region.[3]
Pregarje | |
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Village | |
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  Pregarje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′43.01″N 14°8′14.47″E / 45.5786139°N 14.1373528°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.87 km2 (3.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 707.8 m (2,322.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 216 |
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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ Barborič, Blaž; Bobič, Živa; Borko, Sebastijan; Dobravc, Mina; Pirc, Janez (2002). "Problematika slovenskega podeželja na primeru Brkinov" [Problems of Slovenian Rural Areas. Case Study of the Brkini Hills.] (PDF). Dela (in Slovenian and English) (17). Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana: 265–284. doi:10.4312/dela.17.265-284. ISSN 0354-0596. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-24.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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