Trnovo ob Soči

Trnovo ob Soči
Trnovo ob Soči

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°16′47.19″N 13°33′11.3″E / 46.2797750°N 13.553139°E / 46.2797750; 13.553139Coordinates: 46°16′47.19″N 13°33′11.3″E / 46.2797750°N 13.553139°E / 46.2797750; 13.553139
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Kobarid
Area
 • Total 10.51 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Elevation 318.6 m (1,045.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 143
[1]

Trnovo ob Soči (pronounced [təɾˈnɔːʋɔ ɔp ˈsoːtʃi] or [təɾˈnoːʋɔ ɔp ˈsoːtʃi]) is a village on the right bank of the Soča River in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Trnovo to Trnovo ob Soči in 1955.[2]

Church

Holy Trinity Church

The church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. A church at the site was built in 1744, but was destroyed during the First World War. It was rebuilt in 1942. The Baroque altar in the church dates from 1783.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 4082


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