Gorjansko

Gorjansko (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾjaːnskɔ], Italian: Goriano[2]) is a village in the southwestern part of the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy.[3]

Gorjansko
Village
Gorjansko
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′4.47″N 13°42′59.28″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovene Littoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityKomen
Area
 • Total10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total271
[1]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[4] It was built in 1896 on top of the ruins of a smaller Gothic church and was renovated in the late 1950s, when its interior was painted by Tone Kralj. Close to the settlement is also a large cemetery of over 10,000 Austro-Hungarian soldiers of various nationalities that died on the Isonzo front in the First World War. It is the largest such cemetery in Slovenia.[5]

  • 1913 postcard of Gorjansko

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Atlante stradale d'Italia. Nord. Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 2004. p. 20.
  3. Municipality of Komen website
  4. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Gorjansko local site" (in Slovenian). Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-01-18.


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