Plavje
Plavje is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located on the northernmost edge of the Istrian peninsula, on the border with Italy, on a small hill overlooking the Gulf of Trieste.- Type: Village with 500 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Plavia Montedoro”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish Church and Assumption of Mary Parish Church.
Assumption of Mary Parish Church
Church
Assumption of Mary Parish Church in Dekani is the parish church of the Parish of Dekani, a village near the city of Koper in southwest Slovenia. It was built in 1229, rebuilt towards the end of the 15th century, consecrated in 1493, and restored and enlarged in 1902. Assumption of Mary Parish Church is situated 3 km south of Plavje.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spodnje Škofije and Rabuiese–Škofije border crossing.
Spodnje Škofije
Village
Spodnje Škofije is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. A major border crossing on the Highway 5 into Italy was located here, with the Italian side known as Rabuiese.
Zgornje Škofije
Village
Zgornje Škofije is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The settlement is made up of the hamlets of Druga Škofija, Tretja Škofija, Četrta Škofija, and Rombi, in increasing elevation.
Plavje
- Categories: human settlement, border city, and locality
- Location: Urban Municipality of Koper, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.57364° or 45° 34′ 25″ north
Longitude
13.80319° or 13° 48′ 12″ east
Population
500
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Open location code
8FQMHRF3+F7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Uzbek—“Plavje” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Plavje”
- Bulgarian: “Плаве”
- Cebuano: “Plavje”
- Chechen: “Плавье”
- Croatian: “Plavje”
- Dutch: “Plavje”
- French: “Plavje”
- Irish: “Plavje”
- Italian: “Plavia Monte d’Oro”
- Italian: “Plavia”
- Macedonian: “Плавје”
- Polish: “Plavje”
- Romanian: “Plavje”
- Serbian: “Плавје”
- Slovenian: “Plavje”
- Tatar: “Плавье”
- Ukrainian: “Плав’є”
- Ukrainian: “Плавє”
- Uzbek: “Plavje”
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