Miren castle

Miren Castle is an elevation above the settlement of near , in southwest . The origin of the name, which came into usage in the 16th century, remains unexplained.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Our Lady of Sorrows Church and Sinkhole.

Church
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Meadow
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A is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are also known as shakeholes, and to openings where surface water enters into underground passages known as , swallow hole or swallet.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orehovlje and Vrtoče.

Village
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is a settlement next to in the in the Littoral region of . The local church is dedicated to Saint Augustine and belongs to the Parish of Miren.

Hamlet
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is a dispersed settlement south of in the in the Littoral region of .

Village
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is an urbanized settlement in the in the Littoral region of right next to the border with . The hill known as Castle rises above the settlement to the south.

Miren castle

Latitude
45.88287° or 45° 52′ 58″ north
Longitude
13.60416° or 13° 36′ 15″ east
Elevation
117 metres (384 feet)
Open location code
8FQMVJM3+4M
Geo­Names ID
12519668
Wiki­data ID
Q3402620
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Miren castle” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Miren Castle”
  • German: “Burg Miren”
  • Italian: “Castello di Merna”
  • Italian: “Grado di Merna”
  • Italian: “Merna castello”
  • Macedonian: “Миренски Град”
  • Slovenian: “Arheološko območje Grad”
  • Slovenian: “Mirenski grad”
  • Ukrainian: “Миренський град”

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