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

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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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Population: 2598
Elevation: 60.9
Image: Panorama Gorizia (estate) 5.jpg

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

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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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