Golo Brdo () is a small
village
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in the
Municipality of Brda
The Municipality of Brda (; , ) is a municipality in western Slovenia. It is located in the Slovenian Littoral region, extending from the Italian border to the Soča River. It is bounded by Sabotin Hill () to the east and Korada Hill () to the n ...
in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
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, right on the border with
Italy
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.
The local church, built on a small hill outside the village, is dedicated to the
Virgin Mary
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and belongs to the
Parish
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of
Kožbana
Kožbana () is a village in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy.
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Koper Diocese
In Ecclesiastical poli ...
.
Koper Diocese list of churches
References
External links
Golo Brdo on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Brda
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