Brje

Brje
Brje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°52′6.4″N 13°48′54.94″E / 45.868444°N 13.8152611°ECoordinates: 45°52′6.4″N 13°48′54.94″E / 45.868444°N 13.8152611°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Ajdovščina
Area
  Total 5.34 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
Elevation 167.3 m (548.9 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 377
  Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
[1]

Brje (pronounced [ˈbəːɾjɛ]; Italian: Bria dei Furlani) is a settlement in the hills on the left bank of the Vipava River in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is made up of eleven hamlets: Kasovlje, Nečilec, Most, Kodrovi, Pečenkovi, Martini, Mihelji, Žulji, Cinki, Furlani, and Sveti Martin.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius and belongs to the Koper Diocese. A second church belonging to the parish is dedicated to Saint Martin and is built on top of a hill in the hamlet of Sveti Martin, which gets its name from the church.[3]

References

  1. "Brje, Ajdovščina". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  2. Ajdovščina municipal site
  3. Koper Diocese list of churches

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