Savogna d'Isonzo (Slovene: Sovodnje ob Soči; Friulian: Savogne di Gurize) is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Gorizia, on the border with Slovenia. The name of the village comes from the Slovene word sovodnje, which means confluence. Near Savogna, in fact, the Vipava river flows into the Isonzo at the conjunction of the Karst Plateau and the Vipava Valley.
Savogna d'Isonzo - Sovodnje ob Soči
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Comune di Savogna d'Isonzo - Občina Sovodnje ob Soči | |
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Coordinates: 45°55′N 13°35′E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
Frazioni | Gabria-Gabrje, Peci-Peč, Rubbia-Rubije, Rupa, San Michele del Carso-Vrh sv. Mihaela |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luca Pisk |
Area | |
• Total | 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,744 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Demonym | Savognesi (Sovodenjci in Slovenian) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 34070 |
Dialing code | 0481 |
Website | Official website |
92% of the population was of Slovene ethnicity according to the Italian census of 1971.[5]
Friuli Venezia Giulia · Comuni of the former Province of Gorizia | |
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