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Village in Slovene Littoral, Slovenia
Gorjansko Goriano
Village
Gorjansko is located in SloveniaGorjanskoGorjanskoLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′4.47″N 13°42′59.28″E / 45.8012417°N 13.7164667°E / 45.8012417; 13.7164667
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovene Littoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityKomen
Area
 • Total10.41 km (4.02 sq mi)
Elevation198 m (650 ft)
Population
 • Total271

Gorjansko (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾjaːnskɔ], Italian: Goriano) is a village in the southwestern part of the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. It was built in 1896 on top of the ruins of a smaller Gothic church and was renovated in the late 1950s, when its interior was painted by Tone Kralj. Close to the settlement is also a large cemetery of over 10,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers of various nationalities that died on the Isonzo front in the First World War. It is the largest such cemetery in Slovenia.

Gallery

  • 1913 postcard of Gorjansko 1913 postcard of Gorjansko

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Atlante stradale d'Italia. Nord. Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 2004. p. 20.
  3. Municipality of Komen website
  4. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Gorjansko local site" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-01-18.

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Municipality of Komen
SettlementsAdministrative seat: Komen
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