Abitanti () is a small settlement in the
City Municipality of Koper
The Urban Municipality of Koper (; , ) is one of twelve urban municipalities of Slovenia. It is located at the coastline of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia and was established in 1994. The seat of the municipality is the town of Koper. ...
in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
.
Overview
Abitanti is accessible by road from
Črni Kal
Črni Kal (; ) is a village in southwestern Slovenia in the City Municipality of Koper. It is best known today for the Črni Kal Viaduct, the longest and the highest viaduct in Slovenia.
Name
The name ''Črni Kal'' literally means 'black pond', b ...
, past
Gračišče
Gračišče (; ) is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian den ...
and
Gradin. It is a largely deserted village with only 12 permanent residents left, but becomes busy in May, when it hosts an international
fine arts colony.
Most of the village buildings are very interesting from the architectural point of view and are a protected cultural heritage site.
History
In 1954, when the
Free Territory of Trieste
The Free Territory of Trieste was an independent territory in Southern Europe between Italy and SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, facing the north part of the Adriatic Sea, under United Nations Security Council Resolution 16, direct responsibility of ...
was dissolved and Zone B was assigned to
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
, flag_p ...
, Abitanti (together with
Belvedur
Belvedur (; ) is a small settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
History
In 1954, when the Free Territory of Trieste was dissolved and Zone B was assigned to Yugoslavia, Belvedur (together with Abitanti, B ...
,
Brezovica pri Gradinu
Brezovica pri Gradinu (; ) is a small settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the Croatian border.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Brezovica'' to ''Brezovica pri Gradinu'' in 195 ...
,
Gradin,
Koromači–Boškini
Koromači–Boškini (; , ) is a small settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
History
In 1954, when the Free Territory of Trieste was dissolved and Zone B was assigned to Yugoslavia, Koromači–Boškini ( ...
,
Močunigi
Močunigi (; ) is a small settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
It lies right on the border with Croatia and is not connected by road to any surrounding settlements in Slovenia, only by a path to small vi ...
,
Pregara
Pregara () is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Croatia.
History
In 1954, when the Free Territory of Trieste was dissolved and Zone B was assigned to Yugoslavia, Pregara (together wit ...
, and
Sirči
Sirči (; ) is a small settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
History
In 1954, when the Free Territory of Trieste was dissolved and Zone B was assigned to Yugoslavia, Sirči (together with Abitanti, Belv ...
) was originally assigned to the
Socialist Republic of Croatia
The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), commonly abbreviated as SR Croatia and referred to as simply Croatia, was a ...
. In 1956 these villages were reassigned to the
Socialist Republic of Slovenia
The Socialist Republic of Slovenia (, sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Slovenija, Социјалистичка Република Словенија), commonly referred to as Socialist Slovenia or simply Slovenia, was one ...
.
References
External links
Abitanti on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Koper
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