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Vipava (-Slovenian, German: Wippach) is a town in western Slovenia with 1,500 inhabitants. Vipava is built upon the numerous sources of the Vipava River, in the Vipava Valley (Vipavska dolina), 102 m above sea level. Image File history File links Obcine_vipava. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... 2003(MMIII) 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(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The region around the town was probably settled by the Illyrians and Celts in the pre-Roman era. Some trace the name Vipava to the Celtic root vip (river). In 394, the Battle of Frigidus took place in the vicinity of the town. Modern Vipava was first mentioned in 1367. This article is about an ancient civilization in southeastern Europe; see also Illyria (software), Illyria (character in the TV series Angel). ... A Celtic cross. ... Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Celtic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages. ... Events September 6 - Battle of Frigidus: The Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the pagan usurper Eugenius and his Frankish general Arbogast. ... The Battle of Frigidus, September 6, 394, was perhaps one of the most important battles in the late Roman period. ... Events Battle of Najera, Peter I of Castile restored as King. ...

The Austrian diplomat Sigismund von Herberstein (1486-1566) and the Protestant Slovenian writer Sebastian Krelj (1538-1567) were both born in Vipava. This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Siegmund (Sigismund) Freiherr von Herberstein, (or Baron Sigismund von Herberstein), (b. ... Events Tízoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan dies of poisoning. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Events Treaty of Nagyvarad. ... Events The Duke of Alva arrives in the Netherlands with Spanish forces to suppress unrest there. ...

The area around the town is well-known for its delicious cherries and excellent wines. A cherry is both a tree and its fleshy fruit, a type known as a drupe with a single hard pit enclosing the seed. ... This article is about the beverage. ...

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The Valley of Vipava
Wines from areas around Vipava

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