Levpa Explained

Official Name:Levpa
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:Kanal ob Soči
Area Total Km2:6.43
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:194
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0917°N 13.7035°W
Elevation M:460
Footnotes:[1]

Levpa (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈleːu̯pa/) is a dispersed settlement in the hills to the east of Kanal in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the northwest part of the Banjšice Plateau and is made up of several smaller settlements: Bizjaki, Dolenja Levpa, Gorenja Levpa, Hoje, Mešnjak, Košenija, Robi, Sukavec, Testeni, and Zavrh.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcina-kanal.si Kanal ob Soči municipal site
  3. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008