Solkan

Solkan is a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in the Gorizia region of western , at the border with Italy. Although it forms a single urban area with the city of today, it has maintained the status of a separate urban settlement due to its history and the strong local identity of its residents.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Solkan Bridge and Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica.

Bridge
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The is a 219.7-meter arch bridge over…

Town hall
The …

Railway stop
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is a railway stop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kromberk and Soča Valley.

Village
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is a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in western .

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The Soča or Isonzo is a 138-kilometre long river that…

Village
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is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of Solkan.

Solkan

Latitude
45.97151° or 45° 58′ 17″ north
Longitude
13.64703° or 13° 38′ 49″ east
Population
3,400
Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)
UN/LOCODE
SI S47
Open location code
8FQMXJCW+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13444886585
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3216508
Wiki­data ID
Q543631
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Welsh—“Solkan” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Solkan”
  • Cebuano: “Solkan”
  • Chechen: “Солкан”
  • Croatian: “Solkan”
  • Dutch: “Solkan”
  • Esperanto: “Solkan”
  • French: “Solkan”
  • German: “Solkan”
  • Hungarian: “Solkan”
  • Indonesian: “Solkan”
  • Irish: “Solkan”
  • Italian: “Salcano”
  • Macedonian: “Солкан”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Solkan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Solkan”
  • Norwegian: “Solkan”
  • Persian: “سولکان”
  • Polish: “Solkan”
  • Romanian: “Solkan”
  • Serbian: “Солкан”
  • Sindhi: “سولڪان”
  • Slovenian: “Solkan”
  • Spanish: “Solkan”
  • Swedish: “Solkan”
  • Tatar: “Солкан”
  • Ukrainian: “Солкан”
  • Welsh: “Solkan”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Soške vile and Ščedne.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Trg Jožeta Srebrniča and Krajevna knjižnica Solkan.

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