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The Municipality of Miren–Kostanjevica (Slovene: Občina Miren - Kostanjevica, Italian: Comune di Merna Castagnevizza) is a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy. It is part of the Goriška region of the Slovene Littoral. The municipality's main settlements are Miren and Kostanjevica na Krasu. Miren is located in the lowest part of the Vipava Valley. Historically, the area was connected with the neighbouring village of Savogna d'Isonzo (Slovenian: Sovodnje ob Soči), which was left in Italy after the Paris Peace Treaty of February 1947. Since the second half of the 19th century, Miren has been a commercial center and a center of light industry, strongly linked to the Gorizia and Monfalcone (Slovenian: Tržič) urban areas. Kostanjevica na Krasu, on the other hand, is a center of a larger underpopulated rural area located on the high Kras plateau. In the local self-government reform of 1994, the two centers united to form a single municipality. Since 1947, both localities have gravitated towards the Nova Gorica–Šempeter conurbation, where many locals commute daily. Miren has a border crossing into Italy. The Italian town opposite it is Merna. |
Cities, towns & villages in Miren-Kostanjevica | |||
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Kostanjevica na Krasu | Kostanjevica na Krasu (pronounced na ˈkɾaːsu]; Italian: Castagnevizza) is one of the main settlements and the administrative centre of the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Karst Plateau, not far from Nova Gorica and the border with Italy. | ![]() | |
Opatje Selo | Opatje Selo (pronounced [ɔˈpaːtjɛ ˈsɛːlɔ]; Slovene: Opatje selo, Italian: Opacchiasella) is a village in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia, right on the border with Italy. It is located on the Karst Plateau, along an old road leading from Komen to Gorizia. It includes the former hamlet of Mačeče. | ![]() | |
Vojščica | Vojščica (pronounced Italian: Voissizza) is a village southeast of Kostanjevica in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. | ![]() | |
Miren | Miren (pronounced [ˈmiːɾən]; Italian: Merna) is an urbanized settlement in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia right next to the border with Italy. The hill known as Miren Castle (Slovene: Mirenski grad) rises above the settlement to the south. | ![]() | |
Nova Vas | ![]() | ||
Orehovlje | ![]() | ||
Temnica | Temnica (pronounced [tɛˈmniːtsa]) is a village east of Kostanjevica in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. | ![]() | |
Korita na Krasu | Korita na Krasu (pronounced [kɔˈɾiːta na ˈkɾaːsu]) is a settlement west of Kostanjevica na Krasu in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. | ![]() | |
Lipa | ![]() | ||
Sela na Krasu | Sela na Krasu (pronounced [ˈseːla na ˈkɾaːsu]; Italian: Sella delle Trincee) is a village in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy. | ![]() | |
Hudi Log | Hudi Log (pronounced [ˈxuːdi ˈloːk]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. | ![]() | |
Novelo | Novelo (pronounced [nɔˈʋeːlɔ]) is a small settlement east of Kostanjevica na Krasu in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia. | ![]() | |
Lokvica | Lokvica (pronounced [ˈloːkʋitsa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy. | ![]() | |
Vrtoče | Vrtoče (pronounced [ˈʋəɾtɔtʃɛ]) is a dispersed settlement south of Bilje in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia. | ![]() |
States, regions, administrative units in Miren-Kostanjevica | |||
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Miren-Kostanjevica | The Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica (Slovene: Občina Miren - Kostanjevica, Italian: Comune di Merna Castagnevizza) is a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy. It is part of the Goriška region of the Slovene Littoral. The municipality's main settlements are Miren and Kostanjevica na Krasu. Miren is located in the lowest part of the Vipava Valley. Miren has a border crossing into Italy. The Italian town opposite it is Merna. | ![]() |