Korte, Izola

Korte Dvori nad Izolo (1957–1988)
Korte Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°29′19.87″N 13°39′23.98″E / 45.4888528°N 13.6566611°ECoordinates: 45°29′19.87″N 13°39′23.98″E / 45.4888528°N 13.6566611°E
Country	Slovenia
Region	Slovenian Littoral
Municipality	Izola
Area
• Total	4.95 km^2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation	201.5 m (661.1 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	655
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Korte (pronounced [ˈkoːɾtɛ]; Italian: Corte d'Isola) is a village in the Municipality of Izola in the Littoral region of Slovenia.^[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Korte to Dvori nad Izolo in 1957. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia’s postwar communist government to remove Italian elements from toponyms. The name Korte was restored in 1988.^[3][4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit.

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  St. Anthony the Hermit Church, courtyard

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  St. Anthony the Hermit Church

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Izola municipal site
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. Urbanc, Mimi & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.

External links

• Media related to Korte, Izola at Wikimedia Commons
• Korte on Geopedia