Korte, Izola

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Korte
Dvori nad Izolo (1957–1988)
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Korte
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°29′19.87″N13°39′23.98″E / 45.4888528°N 13.6566611°E / 45.4888528; 13.6566611 Coordinates: 45°29′19.87″N13°39′23.98″E / 45.4888528°N 13.6566611°E / 45.4888528; 13.6566611
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Region Slovenian Littoral
Municipality Izola
Area
  Total 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation 201.5 m (661.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 655
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Korte (pronounced  [ˈkoːɾtɛ] ; Italian : Corte d'Isola) is a village in the Municipality of Izola in the Littoral region of Slovenia. [2]

Italian language Romance language

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Izola City and Municipality in Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia

Izola is an old fishing town and a municipality in southwestern Slovenia on the Adriatic coast of the Istrian peninsula. Its name originates from the Italian Isola, which means 'island'.

Slovenia republic in Central Europe

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Korte to Dvori nad Izolo in 1957. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia’s postwar communist government to remove Italian elements from toponyms. The name Korte was restored in 1988. [3] [4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit.

Anthony the Hermit, also known as Antony of Lérins, is a Christian saint. He was born in the ancient Roman province of Valeria, then part of the Hunnic Empire. When he was eight years old, his father died and he was entrusted to the care of the holy Abbot Severinus of Noricum, in modern-day Austria. Upon the death of Severinus in 482, Anthony was sent to Germany and put in the care of his uncle, Constantius, an early Bishop of Lorsch. While there, Anthony is thought to have become a monk at the age of twenty.

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References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Izola municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Urbanc, Mimi & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.