Kovk

Kovk is a hamlet in Municipality of Ajdovščina, Slovenia. Kovk is situated nearby to the hamlet Ernejci, as well as near Bajc.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Roman fortress Castra and Kovk.

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 southwest of Kovk.

Kovk

Peak

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Kovk is a peak, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Kovk.

Otliško okno

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Otliško okno is situated 3 km northwest of Kovk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kovk and Gozd.

Kovk

Village

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Kovk is a dispersed settlement on the edge of a karst plateau north of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Together with the ridge-top villages of Predmeja, Otlica, and Gozd, it is part of an area locally known as Gora.

Gozd

Hamlet

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Gozd is a dispersed settlement on the edge of a karst plateau east of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Together with the ridge-top villages of Predmeja, Kovk, and Otlica, it is part of an area locally known as Gora.