Lipa, Miren-Kostanjevica

Place in Littoral, Slovenia
45°50′55.02″N 13°42′15.96″E / 45.8486167°N 13.7044333°E / 45.8486167; 13.7044333Country SloveniaTraditional regionLittoralStatistical regionGoriziaMunicipalityMiren-KostanjevicaArea
 • Total6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)Elevation
377 m (1,237 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total92[1]

Lipa (pronounced [ˈliːpa]) is a village in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

History

Cemetery no. 1
Cemetery no. 2
Austro-Hungarian First World War cemeteries

During the First World War, Lipa was directly to the rear of the Austro-Hungarian front line. A military hospital was set up in the village, and many of the village's houses were destroyed during the war.[3] There are two Austro-Hungarian military cemeteries directly northeast of Lipa; their central monuments are preserved, but the individual grave markers no longer remain.[4][5]

Church

Archangel Michael Church

The local church is dedicated to the Archangel Michael and belongs to the Parish of Temnica.[6]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Miren-Kostanjevica municipal site
  3. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 213.
  4. ^ "Lipa na Krasu - Vojaško pokopališče iz prve svetovne vojne I". Register kulturne dediščine. Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Lipa na Krasu - Vojaško pokopališče iz prve svetovne vojne II". Register kulturne dediščine. Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  6. ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  • Media related to Lipa at Wikimedia Commons
  • Lipa on Geopedia


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