Kobarid

Kobarid (; ; ; ) is a settlement in Slovenia, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kobarid.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Kobarid
Settlement.image_skyline: Kobarid1.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Kobarid
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Slovenian Littoral
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gorizia

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Name
Geography
History
Middle Ages
Modern time
World wars
Mass grave
Kobarid today
Notable people
References
External links

Kobarid (; ; ; ) is a settlement in Slovenia, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kobarid.

Kobarid is known for the 1917 Battle of Caporetto, where the Italian retreat was documented by Ernest Hemingway in his novel A Farewell to Arms. The battle is well documented in the museum in the centre of Kobarid. The museum won a Council of Europe award in 1993.