Fojana

Fojana (pronounced [fɔˈjaːna]) is a village west of Dobrovo in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, next to the border with Italy.[2]

Fojana
Village
Fojana in 1953
Fojana
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′52.81″N 13°30′24.42″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityBrda
Area
 • Total1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Elevation
154.6 m (507.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total144
[1]

Church

The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church, built just outside the village, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the same parish.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Fojana include:

  • Rado Simoniti (1914–1981), composer and conductor[4][5]
gollark: I'll just listen to osmarks internet radio™.
gollark: Random pop songs tend to be "uplifting", but also extremely dull.
gollark: Well, that might be nice, but my main concern is it not being boring.
gollark: I only listen to music with guitars and screaming. Other "music" is not real.
gollark: Yes.

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Brda municipal site
  3. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Andrej Rijavec (1997). "Rado Simoniti". Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 11. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 77.
  5. "Rado Simoniti". Slovenska biografija. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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