Tevče

Tevče is a small settlement on the left bank of the Vipava River south of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

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Type: Village with 96 residents
Description: place in Littoral, Slovenia
Also known as: “Tevce” and “Tevče, Ajdovščina”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ajdovščina Airfield and The Roman fortress Castra.

Ajdovščina Airfield

Aerodrome

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Ajdovščina Airfield is a local airfield and tourist aerodrome in the Vipava Valley, Slovenia. The field was originally built for the Battles of the Isonzo and is today home to the Josip Križaj Ajdovščina Aeroclub and the ultralight aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel. Ajdovščina Airfield is situated 3 km north of Tevče.

The Roman fortress Castra

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Castra ad Fluvium Frigidum, also simply Castra, referred to as mutatio Castra in Itinerarium Burdigalense, was a Late-Roman fortress which constituted the centre of Claustra Alpium Iuliarum, an Ancient Roman defensive system of walls and towers stretching from the Gail Valley to the Učka mountain range. The Roman fortress Castra is situated 3½ km northeast of Tevče.

Ajdovščina railway station

Railway station

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Ajdovščina railway station is the principal railway station in Ajdovščina, Slovenia. Ajdovščina railway station is situated 3 km northeast of Tevče.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ustje and Plače.

Ustje

Village

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Ustje is a village in the Vipava Valley south of Ajdovščina in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It is now generally regarded as part of the Slovenian Littoral.

Plače

Village

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Plače is a small settlement in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Together with the neighbouring villages of Male Žablje and Vipavski Križ it forms the local community of Vipavski Križ.