Vrtojba

Vrtojba (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba in the Slovene Littoral region of Slovenia. A border crossing into Italy is located here. On the Italian side of the border, opposite Vrtojba, is the suburb of San Andrea (), now part of the town of Gorizia ().

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Place details

Locality: Vrtojba
Region: Municipality of Šempeter–Vrtojba
Country: Slovenija
Population: 2,591
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Vrtojba
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_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Littoral
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gorizia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Šempeter-Vrtojba
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 2404
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.elevation_m: 60.9

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: border city
Country: Slovenia
Located in: Municipality of Šempeter–Vrtojba
Population: 2598
Elevation: 60.9
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Panorama Gorizia (estate) 5.jpg

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Commons category: Vrtojba
female population: 1305
male population: 1293

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Encyclopedic overview

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==Name== Vrtojba was first mentioned in the early 13th century as Toyfa, Toyua, or Tojva in a list of properties belonging to the Counts of Gorizia. Its etymology is unknown, but is likely of pre-Slavic origin. By 1350 it was listed as Vertoib.

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