Sveta Gora
Sveta Gora is a church in Nova Gorica, Coast and Karst. Sveta Gora is situated nearby to the museum Marijanski muzej, as well as near the peak Frančiškov hrib.Photo: T137, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: basilica in Nova Gorica, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Bazilika Marijinega vnebovzetja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sveta Gora and Sabotin.
Sveta Gora
Peak
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Sveta Gora is a settlement in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It encompasses Holy Mount, above the Soča Valley and southwest of the Banjšice Plateau.
Sabotin
Peak
Photo: T137, Public domain.
Sabotin is 609-metre-high mountain ridge overlooking Gorizia, Nova Gorica, and Solkan on the border between Slovenia and Italy. At its foot stands the Solkan Bridge spanning the Soča River.
Solkan Hydroelectric Power Plant
Dam
Photo: JakobZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Solkan Hydroelectric Power Plant is a dam, which is situated 1½ km south of Sveta Gora.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Soča Valley and Grgar.
Soča Valley
Photo: Malenki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Soča or Isonzo is a 138-kilometre long river that flows through western Slovenia and northeastern Italy. An Alpine river in character, its source lies in the Trenta Valley in the Julian Alps in northwestern Slovenia, at an elevation of 876 metres.
Grgar
Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Grgar is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located under Holy Mount, above the Soča Valley and below the Banjšice Plateau.
Solkan
Village
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
Solkan is a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia, at the border with Italy. Although it forms a single urban area with the city of Nova Gorica today, it has maintained the status of a separate urban settlement due to its history and the strong local identity of its residents. Solkan is situated 3 km south of Sveta Gora.
Sveta Gora
- Categories: minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Nova Gorica, Coast and Karst, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.99927° or 45° 59′ 57″ northLongitude
13.65527° or 13° 39′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8FQMXMX4+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 524343947OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchWikidata ID
Q12785547
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In Other Languages
From German to Slovenian—“Sveta Gora” goes by many names.
- German: “Sveta Gora”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Bunda Rahmat, Sveta Gora”
- Italian: “basilica dell’Assunzione della Vergine del Monte Santo”
- Italian: “Basilica dell’Assunzione della Vergine del Monte Santo”
- Italian: “Santuario di Montesanto”
- Polish: “Bazylika Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Svetej Gorze”
- Russian: “базилика Успения Пресвятой Девы Марии в Света-Гора”
- Slovenian: “Bazilika Marije, Božje Matere, Sveta Gora”
- Slovenian: “Bazilika Marijinega vnebovzetja, Sveta Gora”
- Slovenian: “Bazilika Svetogorske Matere Božje, Sveta Gora”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja, Sveta Gora”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev Svetogorske Matere Božje, Sveta Gora”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frančiškanski samostan Sveta gora and Marijanski muzej.
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