Slavina (pronounced [ˈslaːʋina]; German: Slawina,[2] Italian: Villa Slavina) is a village south of Postojna on the way to Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Slavina
Slavina is located in Slovenia
Slavina
Slavina
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°42′43.18″N 14°10′39.23″E / 45.7119944°N 14.1775639°E / 45.7119944; 14.1775639
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityPostojna
Area
 • Total6.89 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Elevation
542 m (1,778 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total206
[1]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[4]

References edit

  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. 136.
  3. ^ Postojna municipal site
  4. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

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