Kovk, Ajdovščina

Kovk
Kovk

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°54′52.53″N 13°55′58.82″E / 45.9145917°N 13.9330056°E / 45.9145917; 13.9330056Coordinates: 45°54′52.53″N 13°55′58.82″E / 45.9145917°N 13.9330056°E / 45.9145917; 13.9330056
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Ajdovščina
Area
 • Total 8.85 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Elevation 824.3 m (2,704.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 135
[1]

Kovk (pronounced [ˈkoːu̯k]) is a dispersed settlement on the edge of a karst plateau north of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2] Together with the ridge-top villages of Predmeja, Otlica, and Gozd, it is part of an area locally known as Gora (literally, 'the mountain').[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Ajdovščina municipal site
  3. ↑ Ajdovščina Tourism Information Center. Naša dežela: Gora.


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