Brje

Brje
Brje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°52′6.4″N 13°48′54.94″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Ajdovščina
Area
• Total	5.34 km^2 (2.06 sq mi)
Elevation	167.3 m (548.9 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	428
• Density	71/km^2 (180/sq mi)
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Brje (pronounced [ˈbəːɾjɛ]; Italian: Bria dei Furlani) is a settlement in the hills on the left bank of the Vipava River in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is made up of eleven hamlets: Kasovlje, Nečilec, Most, Kodrovi, Pečenkovi, Martini, Mihelji, Žulji, Cinki, Furlani, and Sveti Martin.^[2]

Churches

Saints Cyril and Methodius Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius and belongs to the Koper Diocese. A second church belonging to the parish is dedicated to Saint Martin and is built on top of a hill in the hamlet of Sveti Martin, which gets its name from the church^[3] Saint Martin's Church contains ceramic artworks by Peter Černe.

Gallery

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  Ceramic by Peter Černe
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  Ceramic by Peter Černe

References

1. "Brje, Ajdovščina". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
2. Ajdovščina municipal site Archived May 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
3. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Brje at Wikimedia Commons
• Brje on Geopedia