Plavje

Plavje (, in older sources , ) is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located on the northernmost edge of the Istrian peninsula, on the border with Italy, on a small hill overlooking the Gulf of Trieste.

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Place details

Locality: Plavje
Region: Urban Municipality of Koper
Country: Slovenija
Population: 500

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Plavje
Settlement.image_skyline: Plavje.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Littoral
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Coastal–Karst
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Koper
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.99
Settlement.elevation_m: 84.7
Settlement.population_total: 435
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002

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Wikidata facts

Population: 572
Area: 2.99
Elevation: 84.7
Image: Plavje.JPG
Dialing code: 05

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Commons category: Plavje
postal code: 6281
female population: 284
male population: 288

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Geography and climate
History
Economy
Culture and traditions
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It has a small border crossing with Italy, connecting it with the nearby village of Belpoggio in Noghere (), south of Trieste, which used to be a hamlet of Plavje (until 1954). Since Slovenia's accession to the European Union and the Schengen area, customs and immigration checks have been abolished at the Italian-Slovenian border.