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Vrtovče
VrtovčeLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′20.08″N 13°51′34.93″E / 45.8555778°N 13.8597028°E / 45.8555778; 13.8597028
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Ajdovščina
Area
• Total	1.81 km (0.70 sq mi)
Elevation	287.9 m (944.6 ft)
Population
• Total	122
• Density	67/km (170/sq mi)

Vrtovče (pronounced [ˈʋəɾtɔu̯tʃɛ]) is a small village in the hills south of the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Geography

Vrtovče consists of the main village core and the smaller hamlet of Lisjaki (also known as Lisjaki na Hribu) to the southeast. Nearby elevations include Školj Hill (418 meters or 1,371 feet) to the west, Sharp Peak (Ostri vrh, 422 meters or 1,385 feet) to the southeast, and Tibot Hill (392 meters or 1,286 feet) to the south. Pralo Creek is fed by a spring south of Vrtovče; the site is known as Pri Studencu (literally, 'at the spring'). The name Pralo comes from the verb prati 'to wash' because the clean water of the creek was used for laundering.

Cultural heritage

A reservoir and water trough were built at Pri Studencu in 1903 to supply workers building the section of the Bohinj Railway between Dornberk and Štanjel. Tibot Hill is named after Saint Theobald; there are ruins of a church dedicated to saint on the hill.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Ajdovščina municipal site
3. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 31.
4. ^ Bačar, Stanislav. 2010. Naravna in kulturna dediščina ob koritu pod Vrtovčami. Information sign posted at Pri Studencu. Ajdovščina: Municipality of Ajdovščina.
5. "Šmarje pri Ajdovščini - Arheološko najdišče Sv. Tibot in Zavrh". Situla: Register kulturne dediščine. Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

External links

• Media related to Vrtovče at Wikimedia Commons
• Vrtovče on Geopedia

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Settlements	Administrative seat: Ajdovščina Current Batuje Bela Brje Budanje Cesta Col Črniče Dobravlje Dolenje Dolga Poljana Gaberje Gojače Gozd Grivče Kamnje Kovk Kožmani Križna Gora Lokavec Male Žablje Malo Polje Malovše Otlica Plače Planina Podkraj Potoče Predmeja Ravne Selo Skrilje Šmarje Stomaž Tevče Ustje Velike Žablje Vipavski Križ Višnje Vodice Vrtovče Vrtovin Žagolič Žapuže Zavino Former Dol–Otlica Dolnji Lokavec Gradišče Orešje Severska Vas Slokarji Šturje
Landmarks	Ajdovščina Parish Church Ajdovščina railway station Castra Exaltation of the Cross Church in Vipavski Križ Otlica Window Stone arch bridge in Dolenje Trilek Castle Vipavski Križ Capuchin Monastery
Notable people	Martin Bauzer Ivo Boscarol Anton Cebej Josip Križaj Karel Lavrič Tobia Lionelli (Janez Svetokriški) Danilo Lokar Veno Pilon Marijan Poljšak Rudolf Perhinek Edi Šelhaus Avgust Žigon
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