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]
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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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