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Fojana

Coordinates: 45°59′52.81″N 13°30′24.42″E / 45.9980028°N 13.5067833°E / 45.9980028; 13.5067833
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Fojana
Village
Fojana in 1953
Fojana in 1953
Fojana is located in Slovenia
Fojana
Fojana
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′52.81″N 13°30′24.42″E / 45.9980028°N 13.5067833°E / 45.9980028; 13.5067833
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityBrda
Area
 • Total1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Elevation
154.6 m (507.2 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total143
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
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Fojana (pronounced [fɔˈjaːna]) is a village west of Dobrovo in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, next to the border with Italy.[2]

Church

The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church, built just outside the village, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the same parish.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Fojana include:

  • Rado Simoniti (1914–1981), composer and conductor[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  2. ^ Brda municipal site
  3. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Andrej Rijavec (1997). "Rado Simoniti". Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 11. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 77.
  5. ^ "Rado Simoniti". Slovenska biografija. Retrieved January 20, 2019.