Nanos, Vipava

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Nanos
Ravnik (until 1955)
Nanos is located in Slovenia
Nanos
Nanos
Location in Slovenia
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Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Vipava
Area
 • Total 38.09 km2 (14.71 sq mi)
Elevation 903.9 m (2,965.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 9
[1]

Nanos (pronounced [ˈnaːnɔs]) is a dispersed settlement on Mount Nanos in the Municipality of Vipava in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Ravnik to Nanos in 1955.[3]

Church

The local church, built close to Pleša Peak on Mount Nanos, is dedicated to Saint Jerome and belongs to the Parish of Podnanos.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Vipava municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Koper Diocese list of churches

External links

  • Nanos at Geopedia
  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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