Opatje Selo

Opatje Selo
Village
Opatje Selo is located in Slovenia
Opatje Selo
Opatje Selo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′4.73″N 13°34′57.68″E / 45.8513139°N 13.5826889°E / 45.8513139; 13.5826889
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityMiren-Kostanjevica
Area
 • Total3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi)
Elevation
170.4 m (559.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total377
[1]

Opatje Selo (pronounced [ɔˈpaːtjɛ ˈsɛːlɔ]; Slovene: Opatje selo, Italian: Opacchiasella[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia, right on the border with Italy.[3] It is located on the Karst Plateau, along an old road leading from Komen to Gorizia. It includes the former hamlet of Mačeče.[4]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Bosco, Umberto. 1968. Lessico universale italiano, vol. 15. Rome: Ist. della Enciclopedia italiana, p. 371.
  3. ^ Miren-Kostanjevica municipal site
  4. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 220.