Vrtojba

Vrtojba
Vrtojba is located in Slovenia
Vrtojba
Vrtojba
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°54′32.12″N 13°38′11.02″E / 45.9089222°N 13.6363944°E / 45.9089222; 13.6363944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityŠempeter-Vrtojba
Elevation
60.9 m (199.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total2,404
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Vrtojba (pronounced [ʋəɾˈtoːi̯ba]; Italian: Vertoiba) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba in the Slovene Littoral region of Slovenia. A border crossing into Italy is located here. On the Italian side of the border, opposite Vrtojba, is the suburb of San Andrea (Slovene: Štandrež), now part of the town of Gorizia (Slovene: Gorica).