Vrtojba
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Vrtojba is a settlement in the Šempeter-Vrtojba
municipality in the Slovene Littoral region of Slovenia
. A border crossing into Italy is located here. On the Italian side of the border, opposite to Vrtojba, there is the suburb of San Andrea , now part of the town of Gorizia
.
It is first mentioned in the early 13th century as Toyfa, Toyua or Tojva in a list of properties belonging to the Counts of Gorizia
, its etymology
unknown, but likely of pre-Slavic
origin. By 1350 it is listed as Vertoib. The population increased in the 16th and 17th centuries with settlers from areas further south affected by Ottoman raids
moving to the fertile countryside around Gorizia
.
In the late 18th and early 19th century Vrtojba became known for its early season vegetables and potatoes with regular supply to the markets of Gorizia and beyond. Though this fame still continues to some extent today, industrialization of Nova Gorica
after the Second World War meant workers also settled in the village and the urban expansion in the last decades has virtually turned Vrtojba into the southern suburb
s of Nova Gorica.
Šempeter-Vrtojba
Šempeter-Vrtojba is a municipality in Slovenia. The municipality comprises the town of Šempeter pri Gorici and the adjacent village of Vrtojba....
municipality in the Slovene Littoral 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...
. A border crossing into Italy is located here. On the Italian side of the border, opposite to Vrtojba, there is the suburb of San Andrea , now part of the town of Gorizia
Gorizia
Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...
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It is first mentioned in the early 13th century as Toyfa, Toyua or Tojva in a list of properties belonging to the Counts of Gorizia
County of Gorizia
The County of Görz was a county based around the town of Gorizia in the present-day Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy.Count Meinhard, descendant of the Bavarian Meinhardiner noble family with possessions around Lienz in Tyrol, is mentioned as early as 1107...
, its etymology
Etymology
Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
unknown, but likely of pre-Slavic
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
origin. By 1350 it is listed as Vertoib. The population increased in the 16th and 17th centuries with settlers from areas further south affected by Ottoman raids
Ottoman wars in Europe
The wars of the Ottoman Empire in Europe are also sometimes referred to as the Ottoman Wars or as Turkish Wars, particularly in older, European texts.- Rise :...
moving to the fertile countryside around Gorizia
Gorizia
Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...
.
In the late 18th and early 19th century Vrtojba became known for its early season vegetables and potatoes with regular supply to the markets of Gorizia and beyond. Though this fame still continues to some extent today, industrialization of Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica ; 21,082 ; 31,000 ) is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy...
after the Second World War meant workers also settled in the village and the urban expansion in the last decades has virtually turned Vrtojba into the southern suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
s of Nova Gorica.