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Vrhovlje pri Kožbani
Vrhovlje pri Kožbani
	Vrhovlje pri Kožbani Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°2′51″N 13°31′18″E / 46.04750°N 13.52167°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Slovenian Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Brda
Area
• Total	2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation	424.6 m (1,393.0 ft)
Population (2020)
• Total	19
• Density	7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)

Vrhovlje pri Kožbani (pronounced [ʋəɾˈxoːu̯ljɛ pɾi kɔˈʒbaːni]) is a small settlement northwest of Kožbana in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy.^[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Vrhovlje to Vrhovlje pri Kožbani in 1953.^[3] The settlement is also known as Vrhuje in the local dialect and humorously as Gluho Vrhovlje (literally, 'deaf Vrhovlje'),^[4] in contrast to nearby Vrhovlje pri Kojskem (dubbed Slepo Vrhovlje 'blind Vrhovlje').

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Parish of Kožbana.^[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vrhovlje pri Kožbani include:

Miloš Kamuščič (1852–1922), school teacher and writer^[4]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Brda municipal site
^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
^ ^a ^b Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 234.
^ "Koper Diocese list of churches" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-06.