Kromberk (; , ) is a settlement in the

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in western

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. Together with its two satellite settlements of

Ajševica Ajševica (; ) is a settlement in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It has a population of 261. It is closely linked to the nearby settlements of Kromberk and Loke, Nova Gorica, Loke, which together form a single district in the ...

and Loke, it forms one of the four major

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s of

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(the others being

Solkan Solkan ( or ; , or ''Salcano'') is a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia, at the border with Italy. Although it forms a single urban area with the city of Nova Gorica today, it has maintained th ...

Rožna Dolina Rožna Dolina (; , ) is one of the four suburbs of the town of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia (the others being Solkan, Kromberk, and Pristava). It is on the border with Italy. Before 1947, it used to be a suburb of the town of Gorizia, which w ...

, and Pristava).

Name

Kromberk was attested in written sources circa 1200 as ''In Lite'' and circa 1370 as ''in Strania''. During the Middle Ages, the settlement was known as ''Stran'' or ''Stranje'' 'side (of a hill), ridge', reflected in the medieval transcriptions (

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''lite'' 'ridge, (mountain) side', Slovene ''stran''). The current Slovene name is derived from the noble surname ''Kronberg'', which is the German version of the Italian surname ''Coronini''. The Italian surname was interpreted as derived from ''corona'' 'crown' and then translated as Middle High German ''krôn(e)'', to which the suffix ''-berc, -berg'' 'mountain' was added, which is frequent in names of castles and the settlements surrounding them.

History

In the 19th century, a

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minority lived in Kromberk, but have almost all been assimilated since. According to the last Austrian census of 1910, 99.8% of the population spoke Slovene as their native language. The historical Friulian presence has left traces in the local dialect of Slovene, as well as in the local

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, customs, and cuisine.

Main sights

Kromberk Castle is located near the settlement. The

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castle from the 17th century is named after the noble family Coronini Cronberg of

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. The

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in the settlement is dedicated to the Virgin Mary Comforter of the Afflicted and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

References

External links

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Kromberk on Geopedia

Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica {{NovaGorica-geo-stub