Vremski Britof
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Vremski Britof is a village on an elevation above the banks of the river Reka
in the Divača
municipality in the Littoral-Kras region
region of Slovenia
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The Vreme Parish Church
, built to the south outside the settlement, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary
and belongs to the Koper Diocese
.
Reka River
The ' , also ' is a river that starts as in Croatia, on the southern side of Mount Snežnik, and flows through western Slovenia. The river is 54 km long. At the village of Škocjan it disappears underground through Škocjan Caves , flowing 38 km underneath the Slovenian Karst...
in the Divača
Divaca
Divača is a small town and municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, a few kilometres from the Italian border.The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Diocese of Koper....
municipality in the Littoral-Kras region
Littoral-Kras statistical region
The Coastal-Karst statistical region is a statistical region in the south-west of Slovenia. The region compromises 7 municipalities: Divača, Hrpelje-Kozina, Izola, Komen, Koper, Piran and Sežana....
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...
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The Vreme Parish Church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
, built to the south outside the settlement, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary
Assumption of Mary
According to the belief of Christians of the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of the Anglican Communion and Continuing Anglicanism, the Assumption of Mary was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her life...
and belongs to the Koper Diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
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