Občina Nova Gorica

Area:	309.0 km²
Population  - males  - females	35,640 17,497 18,143
Average age:	39.75 years
Residential areas:  - households:  - families:	30.49 m²/person 12,702 10,112
Working active:  - unemployed:	17,273 1,508
Average salary (August 2003):  - gross:  - net:	273,666 SIT 169,623 SIT
Students:	1,628
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.

Nova Gorica (population ca. 25,000, 36,000 including suburbs) is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the Italian border. Nova Gorica is a new town, built in 1948, when the Paris Peace Treaty established a new border between Yugoslavia and Italy, leaving nearby Gorizia outside the borders of Yugoslavia and thus decapitating the area of lower Vipava valley from its regional center. location of Nova Gorica in Slovenia, from sl: File links The following pages link to this file: Nova Gorica ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The tolar has been the currency of Slovenia since October 1991. ... Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: Statistični urad Republike Slovenije, SURS) is independent Slovenian government institution, in charge for official statistical surveying. ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Treaty of peace with Italy is a treaty signed in Paris on February 10, 1947 between Italy and the victorious powers of the World War II, formally ending the hostilities. ... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... Gorizia (Slovenian: Gorica, German: Görz, Friulian: Gurize) is a small town (pop. ...

To the south of the town lies Kostanjevica Hill, home to the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady and a 17th-century Franciscan monastery whose treasures from the past are rich indeed. The last members of the Bourbons, the French royal family, are buried in a crypt beneath the church (Charles X himself, and members of his family and entourage). He fled France following the revolution in 1830, finding refuge in Gorizia, and eventually eternal peace. The Order of Friars Minor and other Franciscan movements are disciples of Saint Francis of Assisi. ... It has been suggested that France: Wars of Religion - Bourbon Dynasty be merged into this article or section. ... Charles X, King of France and of Navarre (October 9, 1757 – November 6, 1836) was born at the Palace of Versailles. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The last descendants of the royal French family the Bourbons are buried at Kostanjevica Hill. Opposite Kostanjevica Hill, north of the town is Sveta Gora (Holy Mountain), a peak of 682 m that has attracted pilgrims for 450 years. The view from there is exceptional, and on a clear day visitors can see as far as Istria, Venice, the Dolomites, and the Kamnik and Julian Alps. The mountain top is home to a magnificent basilica, where concerts are occasionally held, a Franciscan monastery, and a museum to the Isonzo Front. This article or section should include material from France: Wars of Religion _ Bourbon Dynasty The House of Bourbon dates from at least the beginning of the 13th century, when the estate of Bourbon was ruled by a Lord, vassal of France. ... Rovinj, on the western coast of Croatian Istria. ... Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′ N 12°19′ E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ... The Dolomites are a section of the Alps. ... The Kamnik Alps (Slovene KamniÅ¡ke alpe, German Steiner Alpen or Sulzbacher Alpen) are a mountain range, part of the Southern Limestone Alps in north Slovenia and at the border of Austria. ... Edelweiss, Julian Alps, Slovenia The Julian Alps is part of the Alps that stretch from north-eastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2864 metres at Triglav. ...

External links

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