Gorjansko

Gorjansko (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾjaːnskɔ], Italian: Goriano^[2]) is a village in the southwestern part of the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy.^[3]

Gorjansko Goriano
Village
Gorjansko Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′4.47″N 13°42′59.28″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Slovene Littoral
Statistical region	Coastal–Karst
Municipality	Komen
Area
• Total	10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Elevation	198 m (650 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	271
[1]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.^[4] 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.^[5]

Gallery

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  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.

External links

• Media related to Gorjansko at Wikimedia Commons
• Gorjansko on Geopedia