Vrtovin

Place in Littoral, Slovenia
45°53′59.68″N 13°48′46.04″E / 45.8999111°N 13.8127889°E / 45.8999111; 13.8127889Country SloveniaTraditional regionLittoralStatistical regionGoriziaMunicipalityAjdovščinaArea
16.14 km2 (6.23 sq mi)Elevation
159.3 m (522.6 ft)Population
 (2020)
 • Total452 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)[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 Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine - Austrian Cataster
  3. ^ Ajdovščina municipal site
  4. ^ "Koper Diocese list of churches" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-06.

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