Vrhpolje
Vrhpolje is a village in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy. The local church, built on a hill above the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Thomas and belongs to the Parish of Draga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 68 residents
- Description: settlement in Hrpelje-Kozina, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Verpoglie” and “Vrhpolje, Hrpelje-Kozina”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hrpelje-Kozina railway station and Monte Cocusso.
Hrpelje-Kozina railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hrpelje-Kozina railway station is a railway station in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina, Littoral, Slovenia. The station lies on the Divaca-Koper railway. The train services are operated by SZ. Hrpelje-Kozina railway station is situated 2½ km south of Vrhpolje.
Monte Cocusso
Peak
Photo: Rupikaber, Public domain.
Mount Cocusso is a mountainous relief on the border between Italy and Slovenia. It is the highest mountain in the Trieste Karst. Monte Cocusso is situated 3½ km northwest of Vrhpolje.
Chiesa della Beata Vergine Immacolata / Cerkev Brezmadežne Device Marije
Church
Photo: Fulvio Bacchia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chiesa della Beata Vergine Immacolata / Cerkev Brezmadežne Device Marije is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Vrhpolje.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Krvavi Potok and Nasirec.
Krvavi Potok
Village
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Krvavi Potok is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy. The Kozina border crossing into Italy is at Krvavi Potok.
Nasirec
Village
Nasirec is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the road from Kozina towards the border with Italy. The local church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Parish of Draga.
Kozina
Village
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kozina is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. The village developed only after the railway was established; in 1825 there were only three houses in Kozina.
Vrhpolje
- Categories: human settlement, cultural heritage site in Slovenia, and locality
- Location: Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.62766° or 45° 37′ 40″ northLongitude
13.92997° or 13° 55′ 48″ eastPopulation
68Elevation
536 metres (1,759 feet)Open location code
8FQMJWHH+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 333995086OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3187185Wikidata ID
Q33347
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Vrhpolje” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Vrhpolje, Hrpelje–Kozina”
- Bosnian: “Vrhpolje”
- Chechen: “Врхполе”
- Croatian: “Vrhpolje”
- Dutch: “Vrhpolje”
- French: “Vrhpolje”
- Irish: “Vrhpolje”
- Italian: “Verpogliano”
- Macedonian: “Врхпоље (Хрпеље-Козина)”
- Macedonian: “Врхпоље”
- Polish: “Vrhpolje, Hrpelje–Kozina”
- Polish: “Vrhpolje”
- Romanian: “Vrhpolje, Hrpelje-Kozina”
- Romanian: “Vrhpolje”
- Russian: “Врхполе”
- Serbian: “Врхпоље (Хрпеље-Козина)”
- Serbian: “Врхпоље”
- Slovenian: “Vrhpolje, Hrpelje - Kozina”
- Slovenian: “Vrhpolje”
- Tatar: “Врхполе”
- Ukrainian: “Врхполє”
- Vietnamese: “Vrhpolje”
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