Kreplje Explained

Official Name:Kreplje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
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:Coastal–Karst
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sežana
Area Total Km2:2.85
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:152
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7449°N 13.8363°W
Elevation M:300.4
Footnotes:[1]

Kreplje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkɾeːpljɛ/; Italian: Crepegliano) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy.[2]

History

During the First World War, an Austro-Hungarian military camp was established along the rail line between Kreplje and Dutovlje. A military cemetery for victims of infectious diseases was set up on the northwest outskirts of Kreplje, and after the war the Italian authorities reinterred additional soldiers at the site as smaller cemeteries were consolidated. Official records state that there are 1,374 Austro-Hungarian soldiers buried at the cemetery.[3]

Church

The church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Notburga and belongs to the Parish of Dutovlje.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.sezana.si/podrocje.aspx?id=326 Sežana municipal site
  3. Information sign posted at the World War One cemetery.
  4. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008