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Solkan ( or ; , or Salcano) is a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia, at the border with Italy. Although it forms a single urban area with the city of Nova Gorica today, it has maintained the status of a separate urban settlement due to its history and the strong local identity of its residents.

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Place details

Locality
Solkan
Region
Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica
Country
Slovenija
Population
3,227
Timezone
Europe/Ljubljana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Solkan
Settlement.image_skyline
Solkan1.JPG
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Slovenian Littoral
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Gorizia
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Nova Gorica
Settlement.area_total_km2
4.2
Settlement.population_as_of
2015
Settlement.population_total
3227
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Population
3216
Area
4.2
Elevation
101
Image
Solkan1.JPG
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Commons category
Solkan
female population
1658
male population
1558
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  • Language, ethnicity and culture
  • People
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Solkan ( or ; , or Salcano) is a settlement in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia, at the border with Italy. Although it forms a single urban area with the city of Nova Gorica today, it has maintained the status of a separate urban settlement due to its history and the strong local identity of its residents.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.

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