Planina, Ajdovščina

Planina
Planina Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′23.34″N 13°54′23.15″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Ajdovščina
Area
• Total	6.49 km^2 (2.51 sq mi)
Elevation	277 m (909 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	490
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
[1]

Planina (pronounced [plaˈnìːna]) is a village in the hills south of the Vipava Valley on the border with the Karst Plateau in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.^[2] It is now generally regarded as part of the Slovenian Littoral. It is made up of smaller clusters of the hamlets of Štrancarji, Marci, Dolenja Vas (Slovene: Dolenja vas), Brithi, Gorenja Vas (Gorenja vas), and Koboli.^[3]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Cantius and belongs to the Koper Diocese. A second church belonging to the parish is built on a hill south of the main settlement and is dedicated to Saint Paul.^[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 140.
3. Ajdovščina municipal site Archived 2011-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
4. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Planina on Geopedia