Official Name: | Vrhovlje pri Kojskem |
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: | Slovenian Littoral |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Gorizia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Brda |
Area Total Km2: | 3.45 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 103 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.0252°N 13.5754°W |
Elevation M: | 382 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Vrhovlje pri Kojskem (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement north of Kojsko in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Vrhovlje to Vrhovlje pri Kojskem in 1953.[3] The settlement is also known as Vrhuje in the local dialect[4] and humorously as Slepo Vrhovlje (literally, 'blind Vrhovlje'),[5] in contrast to nearby Vrhovlje pri Kožbani (dubbed Gluho Vrhovlje 'deaf Vrhovlje').
The local church is dedicated to Mary Help of Christians and belongs to the Parish of Šmartno.[6]
Notable people that were born or lived in Vrhovlje pri Kojskem include: