Koseze, Ilirska Bistrica

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Koseze
Koseze is located in Slovenia
Koseze
Koseze
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°33′9.46″N 14°14′30.3″E / 45.5526278°N 14.241750°E / 45.5526278; 14.241750Coordinates: 45°33′9.46″N 14°14′30.3″E / 45.5526278°N 14.241750°E / 45.5526278; 14.241750
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
Elevation
405.9 m (1,331.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total371
[1]

Koseze (pronounced [kɔˈseːzɛ]; German: Kosese,[2] Italian: Cossese) is a settlement on the left bank of the Reka River southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

History[]

During the short ten-day Slovene Independence War in 1991, Yugoslav and Slovene troops met in a small engagement ending with a handful of casualties in the village of Koseze.

Church[]

The small church in the settlement is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134.
  3. ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  4. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

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