Socerb

Socerb
San Servolo
Socerb is located in Slovenia
Socerb
Socerb
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°35′18.92″N 13°51′30.88″E / 45.5885889°N 13.8585778°E / 45.5885889; 13.8585778
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityKoper
Area
 • Total3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Elevation
370.9 m (1,216.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total19
[1]

Socerb (pronounced [sɔˈtsɛːɾp] or [ˈsoːtsɛɾp]; in older sources also Sacerb, Italian: San Servolo)[2] is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[3] It lies on the border with Italy and is dominated by the ruins of Socerb Castle, built on a rocky cliff above the village.

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 386.
  3. ^ Koper municipal site