Vrhovlje pri Kojskem

Vrhovlje pri Kojskem
Vrhovlje pri Kojskem

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°1′30.55″N 13°34′31.5″E / 46.0251528°N 13.575417°ECoordinates: 46°1′30.55″N 13°34′31.5″E / 46.0251528°N 13.575417°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Brda
Area
  Total 3.45 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Elevation 382 m (1,253 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 118
[1]

Vrhovlje pri Kojskem (pronounced [vəɾˈxoːu̯ljɛ pɾi ˈkoːi̯skɛm]) is a settlement north of Kojsko in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Vrhovlje to Vrhovlje pri Kojskem in 1953.[3] The settlement is also known as Vrhuje in the local dialect[4] and humorously as Slepo Vrhovlje (literally, 'blind Vrhovlje'),[5] in contrast to nearby Vrhovlje pri Kožbani ('deaf Vrhovlje').

Church

The local church is dedicated to Mary Help of Christians and belongs to the Parish of Šmartno.[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vrhovlje pri Kojskem include:

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Brda municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 233–234.
  5. Medvešček, Pavel. 1992. "Osvatina - poganski ogenj" Etnolog: glasnik Slovenskega etnografskega muzeja 2(1): 151–156, p. 152.
  6. Koper Diocese list of churches

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