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

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in western

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. 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 Adri ...

region, extending from the

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border to the Soča River. 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.

Geography

The municipality comprises the Slovenian part of the Gorizia Hills ( 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 The bora is a northerly to north-easterly katabatic wind in areas near the Adriatic Sea. Similar nomenclature is used for north-eastern winds in other littoral areas of eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea basins. Name It is known in Greek as ( ...

, which frequently blows in other parts of the Slovenian Littoral.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Dobrovo, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Barbana * Belo * Biljana * Brdice pri Kožbani * Brdice pri Neblem * Breg pri Golem Brdu * Brestje * Brezovk * Ceglo * Dolnje Cerovo * Drnovk * Fojana * Golo Brdo * Gonjače * Gornje Cerovo * Gradno * Hlevnik * Hruševlje * Hum * 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 church governance, a diocese or bishopric is ...

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 church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the eccles ...

* 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 d ...

* Neblo * Nozno * Plešivo * Podsabotin * Pristavo * Senik * Slapnik * Slavče * 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 go ...

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

Economy

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

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

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s, figs, 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 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 words for ''pine'' and ''black.'' The word ''pine ...

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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