Hrpelje-Kozina
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Hrpelje-Kozina is a municipality in the Littoral
region of Slovenia
. Its main settlements are Hrpelje
and Kozina
.
A major border crossing
to Italy is located in the municipality at the village of Krvavi Potok
. It connects to Pese di Grozzana in the San Dorligo della Valle
comune near Trieste
on the Italian side.
Slovenian Littoral
The Slovenian Littoral is a historical region of Slovenia. Its name recalls the historical Habsburg crown land of the Austrian Littoral, of which the Slovenian Littoral was a part....
region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. Its main settlements are Hrpelje
Hrpelje
Hrpelje is a settlement in the municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is the administrative center of the municipality....
and Kozina
Kozina
Kozina is a settlement in the municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia, close to the border with Italy.The village developed only after the railway was established; in 1825 there were only three houses in Kozina. It became an important center for teamsters, with twelve inns...
.
A major border crossing
Border Crossing
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to Italy is located in the municipality at the village of Krvavi Potok
Krvavi Potok
Krvavi Potok is a settlement in the Hrpelje-Kozina Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy.The Kozina border crossing into Italy is at Krvavi Potok. Since Slovenia's accession to the European Union and the Schengen area, customs and immigration checks have been...
. It connects to Pese di Grozzana in the San Dorligo della Valle
San Dorligo della Valle
San Dorligo della Valle is a comune in the Province of Trieste in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 4 km southeast of Trieste, on the border with Slovenia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 6,019 and an area of 24.5 km²...
comune near Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
on the Italian side.