Gornja Košana Explained

Official Name:Gornja Košana
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:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Pivka
Area Total Km2:8.81
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:144
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.6652°N 14.1141°W
Elevation M:469.8
Footnotes:[1]

Gornja Košana (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɡoːɾnja kɔˈʃaːna/, in older sources Gorenja Košana,[2] German: Oberkoschana[2]) is a village west of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and belongs to the Parish of Košana.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 136.
  3. http://www.pivka.si Pivka municipal site
  4. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches