Fojana
Fojana (pronounced [fɔˈjaːna]) is a village west of Dobrovo in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, next to the border with Italy.[2]
Fojana | |
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Village | |
Fojana in 1953 | |
Fojana Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′52.81″N 13°30′24.42″E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Slovenian Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Brda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 154.6 m (507.2 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 143 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
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Church
The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church, built just outside the village, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the same parish.[3]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Fojana include:
References
- "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- Brda municipal site
- Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Andrej Rijavec (1997). "Rado Simoniti". Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 11. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 77.
- "Rado Simoniti". Slovenska biografija. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
External links
- Media related to Fojana at Wikimedia Commons
- Fojana on Geopedia
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