Čiginj

Čiginj
Village
Čiginj

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°9′47.02″N 13°42′35.18″E / 46.1630611°N 13.7097722°E / 46.1630611; 13.7097722Coordinates: 46°9′47.02″N 13°42′35.18″E / 46.1630611°N 13.7097722°E / 46.1630611; 13.7097722
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Tolmin
Area
  Total 5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Elevation 231.7 m (760.2 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 176
[1]

Čiginj (pronounced [tʃiˈɡiːn]) is a settlement south of Volče in the Municipality of Tolmin in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

History

During the Second World War, the Italian authorities operated a concentration camp at Čiginj before the Gonars concentration camp was established.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Tolmin municipal site
  3. Moravec, Dušan; Predan, Vasja (2001). Sto slovenskih dramskih umetnikov. Ljubljana: Prešernova družba. p. 122.


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