Trnovo ob Soči explained

Official Name:Trnovo ob Soči
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Slovenian Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kobarid
Area Total Km2:10.51
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:143
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2798°N 13.5531°W
Elevation M:318.6
Footnotes:[1]

Trnovo ob Soči (in Slovenian pronounced as /təɾˈnɔːʋɔ ɔp ˈsoːtʃi/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /təɾˈnoːʋɔ ɔp ˈsoːtʃi/) is a village on the right bank of the Soča River in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Trnovo to Trnovo ob Soči in 1955.[2]

Church

The church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. A church at the site was built in 1744, but was destroyed during the First World War. It was rebuilt in 1942. The Baroque altar in the church dates from 1783.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  3. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=4082 Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage