Bilje, Miren - Kostanjevica
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Bilje is a settlement east of Miren
in the Miren-Kostanjevica
Municipality in the Littoral
region of Slovenia
. The hill known as Mirenski Grad
rises above the settlement to the south.
The Parish Church
in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit
and belongs to the Diocese
of Capodistria
.
Bilje is the birthplace of sculptor Negovan Nemec and philosopher Dean Komel
.
Miren
Mireń is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pionki, within Radom County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Pionki, east of Radom, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...
in the Miren-Kostanjevica
Miren-Kostanjevica
Miren-Kostanjevica is a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy. It is part of the Goriška region of the Slovene Littoral. The municipality's main settlements are Miren and Kostanjevica na Krasu...
Municipality in the Littoral
Slovenian Littoral
The Slovenian Littoral is a historical region of Slovenia. Its name recalls the historical Habsburg crown land of the Austrian Littoral, of which the Slovenian Littoral was a part....
region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The hill known as Mirenski Grad
Mirenski Grad
Miren Castle is an elevation above the settlement of Miren near Nova Gorica, in southwest Slovenia. Its Slovene name reflects the fact that the hill was once occupied by a castle; it is currently dominated by a collection of ecclesiastical buildings....
rises above the settlement to the south.
The Parish Church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit
Anthony the Hermit
Anthony the Hermit , also known as Antony of Lérins, is a Christian saint. Anthony was born in Italy in the late 5th century, and raised from the age of eight by his relative St. Severinus...
and belongs to the Diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of Capodistria
Capodistria
Capodistria or Capo d'Istria may refer to:* Giovanni Capo d'Istria or Capodistria, the Italian name of the Greek statesman Ioannis Kapodistrias* Capo d'Istria or Capodistria, the Italian name of the city of Koper...
.
Bilje is the birthplace of sculptor Negovan Nemec and philosopher Dean Komel
Dean Komel
Dean Komel is a Slovenian philosopher.He was born in the small village of Bilje in the Goriška region of Slovenia, then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
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