Logje () is a small settlement in the

Municipality of Kobarid The Municipality of Kobarid (; sl, Občina Kobarid) is a municipality in the Upper Soča Valley in western Slovenia, near the Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kobarid. The municipality was established on 3 October 19 ...

in the

Littoral The littoral zone or nearshore is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal areas ...

region of

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, and ...

. It includes the hamlets of Brežani, Vrhovci, Rosi, and Končanjani.

Geography

Logje is a clustered village in the

Breginj Combe The Breginj Combe ( sl, Breginjski kot) is a valley in extreme western Slovenia.''Veliki splošni leksikon''. 1997. Vol. 1: A–Ch. Ljubljana: DZS, p. 508. It lies between the elongated ridge of Mount Stol () to the north and Mount Mia ( sl, Mija, ...

on a semicircular slope above a broad terrace over the Nadiža River below Sleme Hill (598 m). It is connected by a road to

Breginj Breginj (; locally ''Brgin'' and ''Bәrgin'', it, Bergogna, fur, Bergogne) is a village in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located in the Breginj Combe. Name Breginj was first attested in written sources in ...

that leads through undulating plateaus and then descends steeply to the terrace, where it continues to Robidišče. The fields are divided into small parcels and there are also hay fields and pastures. Below the village, Jamjak and Parivnjak creeks empty into the Nadiža. There are also several springs below the village. South of the village, a trail crosses a stone bridge known as the Napoleon Bridge ( sl, Napoleonov most) and then continues south to the Pradolino dry valley ( it, Valle di Pradolino, sl, Pradol or ''Predol''), and then on to Stupizza, where it meets the Nadiža once again.

History

After the Second World War, 70 people from the village emigrated to Argentina, Australia, Germany, and France, leaving many of the houses in the village empty.

Church

The church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felicianus.Institute of Anthropological and Spatial Studies

References

External links

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Logje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kobarid {{Kobarid-geo-stub