The Municipality of Brda (; sl, Občina Brda, it, Comune di Collio) is a

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in western

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

. It is located in the

Slovenian Littoral The Slovene Littoral ( sl, Primorska, ; it, Litorale; german: Küstenland) is one of the five traditional regions of Slovenia. Its name recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg possessions on the upper Ad ...

region, extending from the

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border to the

Soča River The Soča ( in Slovene) or Isonzo ( in Italian; other names fur, Lusinç, german: Sontig, la, Aesontius or ') is a long river that flows through western Slovenia () and northeastern Italy (). An Alpine river in character, its source lies in ...

. It is bounded by Sabotin Hill () to the east and Korada Hill () to the north.Brda municipal site
/ref> The people speak a distinctive Slovene dialect belonging to the

Littoral dialect group The Littoral dialect group (''primorska narečna skupina'') is a group of very heterogeneous dialects of Slovene. The Littoral dialects are spoken in most of the Slovenian Littoral (except for the mountainous areas around Tolmin and Cerkno, whe ...

Geography

The municipality comprises the Slovenian part of the

Gorizia Hills The Gorizia Hills ( it, Collio Goriziano or ''Collio''; sl, Goriška brda or ''Brda''; fur, Cuei) is a hilly microregion in western Slovenia and northeastern Italy. It lies on the right bank of the Soča (''Isonzo'') river, north of the Ita ...

( sl, Goriška brda, it, Collio Goriziano), which are one of the most important

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-producing

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s in Slovenia. It enjoys a mild

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and it is protected from the strong Bora wind, which frequently blows in other parts of the Slovenian Littoral.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of

Dobrovo Dobrovo (; it, Castel Dobra) is a settlement the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Brda. It lies on the road that connects the Friuli Plain and the Soča Valley. D ...

, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Barbana * Belo *

Biljana Biljana () is a settlement east of Dobrovo in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, very close to the border with Italy. Name Biljana was first mentioned in written sources in 1205 as ''Beliana'' (and as ''Villana'' in 1233 ...

Brdice pri Kožbani Brdice pri Kožbani () is a small settlement northeast of Kožbana in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country i ...

Brdice pri Neblem Brdice pri Neblem () is a small settlement northwest of Dobrovo near Neblo in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a ...

Breg pri Golem Brdu Breg pri Golem Brdu () is a small settlement south of Golo Brdo in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, on the border with Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is ...

Brestje Brestje () is a settlement east of Kojsko in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is b ...

Brezovk Brezovk () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Brda the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by I ...

Ceglo Ceglo () is a settlement south of Medana in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, on the border with Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern E ...

Dolnje Cerovo Dolnje Cerovo ( or ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy. The local church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many C ...

* Drnovk * Fojana * Golo Brdo * Gonjače * Gornje Cerovo *

Gradno Gradno () is a small village in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Grabno'' to ''Gradno'' in 1952. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Georg ...

* Hlevnik * Hruševlje *

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* Imenje *

Kojsko Kojsko () is a village in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The parish church in the village is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Koper Diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a di ...

Kozana Kozana () is a village in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Jerome and belongs to the Koper Diocese In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or b ...

* Kozarno * Kožbana * Krasno *

Medana Medana () is a village in the Municipality of Brda in the Slovene Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located in the Gorizia Hills (Slovene: ''Goriška brda''), a wine-producing region on the border with Italy. The parish church in the village is de ...

Neblo Neblo () is a village in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy. The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denomi ...

* Nozno * Plešivo *

Podsabotin Podsabotin (, it, Poggio San Valentino) is a village in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, right on the border with Italy. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Koper Dioc ...

* Pristavo * Senik * Slapnik *

Slavče Slavče is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Slavče lies approximately south-east of České Budějovice and south of Prague. Administr ...

* Šlovrenc * Šmartno * Snežatno * Snežeče * Vedrijan *

Vipolže Vipolže () is a scattered village in the lower Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Giles and belongs to the Koper Diocese In church g ...

* Višnjevik * Vrhovlje pri Kojskem * Vrhovlje pri Kožbani * Zali Breg

Economy

Agriculture is an important part of the local economy: besides grapes,

cherries A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The nam ...

are the most important agricultural product in the municipality, followed by

apricots An apricot (, ) is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus ''Prunus''. Usually, an apricot is from the species '' P. armeniaca'', but the fruits of the other species in ''Prunus'' sect. ''Armeniaca'' are also ...

pear Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the p ...

figs The fig is the edible fruit of ''Ficus carica'', a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae. Native to the Mediterranean and western Asia, it has been cultivated since ancient times and is now widely grown throughout the world ...

, and

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s. Together with the

Vipava Valley The Vipava Valley (; sl, Vipavska dolina, german: Wippachtal, it, Valle del Vipacco) is a valley in the Slovenian Littoral, roughly between the village of Podnanos to the east and the border with Italy to the west. The main towns are Ajdovš ...

, Brda produces most of the

persimmons The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus ''Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Oriental persimmon, ''Diospyros kaki'' ''Diospyros'' is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-pers ...

in Slovenia. Small amounts of

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are also produced. The wine varieties grown in Brda include

Merlot Merlot is a dark blue–colored wine grape variety, that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of ''merle'', the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the ...

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...

Pinot noir Pinot Noir () is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French language, French words for ''pine'' and ''black.' ...

Pinot gris Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio (, ) or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. Thought to be a mutant clone of the Pinot Noir variety, it normally has a grayish-blue fruit, accounting for its name, but the gra ...

, and

Sauvignon vert Sauvignon vert (also known as Sauvignonasse or Friulano) is a white wine grape of the species ''Vitis vinifera'' prevalent in the Italian region of Friuli. It is widely planted in Chile where it was historically mistaken for Sauvignon blanc. The ...

Notable people

Brda is the native land of the poet

Alojz Gradnik Alojz Gradnik (August 3, 1882 – July 14, 1967) was a Slovenian poet and translator. Life Gradnik was born in the village of Medana in the Gorizia Hills region, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire and is today in the Municipality of ...

, who was born in the village of

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