Planina, Ajdovščina

Planina
Planina

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°51′23.34″N 13°54′23.15″E / 45.8564833°N 13.9064306°E / 45.8564833; 13.9064306Coordinates: 45°51′23.34″N 13°54′23.15″E / 45.8564833°N 13.9064306°E / 45.8564833; 13.9064306
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Ajdovščina
Area
  Total 6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Elevation 277 m (909 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 438
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Planina (pronounced [plaˈniːna]) is a village in the hills south of the Vipava Valley on the border with the Karst Plateau in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is made up of smaller clusters of the hamlets of Štrancarji, Marci, Dolenja Vas (Slovene: Dolenja vas), Brithi, Gorenja Vas (Gorenja vas), and Koboli.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Cantius and belongs to the Koper Diocese. A second church belonging to the parish is built on a hill south of the main settlement and is dedicated to Saint Paul.[3]

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