Vrtovin

Vrtovin

An early 20th-century postcard of Vrtovin
Vrtovin

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°53′59.68″N 13°48′46.04″E / 45.8999111°N 13.8127889°E / 45.8999111; 13.8127889Coordinates: 45°53′59.68″N 13°48′46.04″E / 45.8999111°N 13.8127889°E / 45.8999111; 13.8127889
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Ajdovščina
Area
 • Total 16.14 km2 (6.23 sq mi)
Elevation 159.3 m (522.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 478
[1]

Vrtovin (pronounced [ʋəɾtɔˈʋiːn] or [ʋəɾˈtɔːʋin]; Italian: Vertovino[2]) is a village on the northern edge of the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It includes several smaller hamlets: Grželi, Čebuli, Fužina, Guli, and Stovška Vas (Slovene: Stovška vas) south of the main village and Krti, Šateji, Subani, Jama, Kocjani, Rebki, Čermeli, Guštini, Fevči, and Lozarji to the north.[3]

The local church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Parish of Kamnje.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Vertovino in Mappa della Comune di Vertovino, 1822 - Austrian Cataster
  3. ↑ Ajdovščina municipal site
  4. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches
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