Bilje, Miren-Kostanjevica Explained

Official Name:Bilje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Miren-Kostanjevica
Area Total Km2:2.18
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1271
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8965°N 13.647°W
Elevation M:51.7
Footnotes:[2]

Bilje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbiːljɛ/; Italian: Biglia) is a settlement east of Miren in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[3] The hill known as Miren Castle (Slovenian: Mirenski grad) rises above the settlement to the south.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Diocese of Capodistria.[4]

Bilje is the birthplace of sculptor Negovan Nemec and philosopher Dean Komel.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2021 . stat.si . 2 May 2022 . sl.
  2. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. http://www.miren-kostanjevica.si/ Miren-Kostanjevica municipal site
  4. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008