Ocizla

Ocizla
Ocizla

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°35′26.17″N 13°54′29.29″E / 45.5906028°N 13.9081361°E / 45.5906028; 13.9081361Coordinates: 45°35′26.17″N 13°54′29.29″E / 45.5906028°N 13.9081361°E / 45.5906028; 13.9081361
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Coastal–Karst
Municipality Hrpelje-Kozina
Area
  Total 3.06 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Elevation 443.1 m (1,453.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 101
[1]

Ocizla (pronounced [ɔˈtsiːzla]; Italian: Occisla) is a small village in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy [2]

The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Klanec.[3]

The Italian writer Scipio Slataper wrote his masterpiece Il mio Carso (My Karst) in Ocizla.

Between 1933 and 1940, a cell of the anti-Fascist insurgent organization TIGR was active in the village.

Memorial plaque to TIGR activists in Ocizla

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