Koseze, Ilirska Bistrica

Koseze
Koseze
	Koseze Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°33′9.46″N 14°14′30.3″E / 45.5526278°N 14.241750°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Ilirska Bistrica
Area
• Total	2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
Elevation	405.9 m (1,331.7 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	371

Koseze (pronounced [kɔˈseːzɛ]; German: Kosese,^[2] Italian: Cossese) is a settlement on the left bank of the Reka River southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.^[3]

History

During the short ten-day Slovene Independence War in 1991, Yugoslav and Slovene troops met in a small engagement ending with a handful of casualties in the village of Koseze.^[4]

Church

The small church in the settlement is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.^[5]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134.
^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
^ Švajncer, Janez J. (2000). "Vojna za Slovenijo 1991". Enciklopedija Slovenije (in Slovenian). Vol. 14 (U-We). Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 323. ISBN 86-11-14288-8.
^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Koseze on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[Leksikon-2] Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 134.

[3] Ilirska Bistrica municipal site

[4] Švajncer, Janez J. (2000). "Vojna za Slovenijo 1991". Enciklopedija Slovenije (in Slovenian). Vol. 14 (U-We). Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 323. ISBN 86-11-14288-8.

[5] Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

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