Koseze, Ilirska Bistrica

Koseze
Koseze

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°33′9.46″N 14°14′30.3″E / 45.5526278°N 14.241750°E / 45.5526278; 14.241750Coordinates: 45°33′9.46″N 14°14′30.3″E / 45.5526278°N 14.241750°E / 45.5526278; 14.241750
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality Ilirska Bistrica
Area
  Total 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi)
Elevation 405.9 m (1,331.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 371
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Koseze (pronounced [kɔˈseːzɛ]; Italian: Cossese) is a settlement on the left bank of the Reka River southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

History

During the short ten-day Slovene Independence War in 1991, Yugoslav and Slovene troops met in a small engagement ending with a handful of casualties in the village of Koseze.

Church

The small church in the settlement is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Ilirska Bistrica.[3]

References


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