Vipava, Vipava
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Vipava
Vipava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 455051.21N
135744.48ECoordinates: 455051.21N
135744.48E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Vipava
Area
Total 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation 108.5 m (356.0 ft)
Population (2012)
Total 1,953
[1]
Vipava (pronounced [ipaa] ( listen); Italian: Vipacco, German: Wippach) is a town in western
Slovenia. It is the largest settlement and the seat of the Municipality of Vipava. Vipava is located
near the numerous sources of the Vipava River, in the upper Vipava Valley, 102 metres (335 ft)
above sea level. Historically, it used to be a part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola, but it
is now generally regarded as part of the Slovenian Littoral.[2]
Contents
1 History
o 1.1 Mass graves
2 Economy
3 Language, culture, and religion
4 Notable people
5 References
6 External links
History
The Lanthieri Mansion in the center of Vipava
The region around the town was probably settled by the Illyrians and Celts in the pre-Roman era.
Some trace the name Vipava to the Celtic root vip (river). In 394, the Battle of the Frigidus took
place in the vicinity of the town. In the late 6th century, Slavic tribes, ancestors of modern
Slovenes, settled the area. In the late 8th century, the Vipava Valley was included in the Frankish
Empire and the Christianization of Slovenes started.
In the Middle Ages, the valley was first included in the Duchy of Friuli. Between 1340 and 1355,
Vipava and its surroundings were constantly contended between the Counts of Gorizia, the
Patriarches of Aquileia and the Habsburg Duchy of Carniola. Modern Vipava was first
mentioned in 1367. In the same period, it was finally included in the County of Gorizia. After a
short Venetian interim, Vipava fell under the Habsburg domain in 1501 and in 1535 it was
included in Carniola. In the mid-16th century, it emerged as an important center of the Protestant
Reformation. It remained part of Carniola until 1918, when it was occupied by the Italian troops
and annexed to the Kingdom of Italy.
In the period between 1922 and 1943, it was subjected to a violent policy of Fascist
Italianization. Many locals joined the militant antifascist organization TIGR. During World War
II, the entire area became an important center of Partisan resistance. In 1945, it was liberated by
Partisan troops and in 1947 it became part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and
of independent Slovenia in 1991.
Mass graves
Vipava is the site of five known mass graves from the end of or after the Second World War. The
Cemetery Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobie pri pokopaliu) is located next to the southwest wall
of the Vipava Cemetery. It contained the remains of eight Slovene civilians murdered by the
Yugoslav Army on 14 July 1945. The identities of six victims are known. The remains of six
were exhumed in 1999 and reinterred in the cemetery.[3] The Military Cemetery Mass Grave
(Grobie na vojakem pokopaliu) is located by the west edge of the First World War military
cemetery. It contains the remains of 15 Chetnik soldiers killed in late April or early May 1945.[4]
Three additional graves contain the remains of German prisoners of war that died of typhus at the
nearby prison camp in 1945. The Vipava Field Mass Grave (Grobie Vipavsko polje) extends
south of the dairy to Moilnik Creek. It is partially covered by the freeway and contains a large
number of remains.[5] The Princova Baronovka Mass Grave (Grobie Princova baronovka) lies
in the southern part of the town.[6] The Bevk Street Mass Grave (Grobie na Bevkovi ulici) is
located at Bevk Streek (Bevkova ulica) no. 16. Human remains were unearthed during
excavations for the building there.[7]
Economy
Vipava is an important agricultural center of western Slovenia. It is renowned for its wine
production. Tourism is also important, as well as small and medium-sized businesses. Many
locals work in the nearby town of Ajdovina.
Language, culture, and religion
The vast majority of the people of Vipava, around 93%, are Slovenes. Others are mostly
descendants of immigrants from other regions of the former Yugoslavia. Over 96% of the people
use Slovene as their first language; among the remaining 4%, most speak Bosnian as their first
language.[8] The native inhabitants speak a variant of the Inner Carniolan dialect of Slovene.
Around 77% of the people are Catholic, a little less than 1% are adherents of Sunni Islam, and
others are irreligious. The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to
the Diocese of Koper.[9]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Vipava include:
Drago Bajc (19041928), poet
Andreas Baumkirchner (14201471), nobleman, leader of an unsuccessful conspiracy
against Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Sigismund von Herberstein (14861566), diplomat and author
Eva Irgl (b. 1976), TV host and politician (Slovenian Democratic Party)
tefan Kociani (18131883), theologian and translator
Sebastian Krelj (15381567), Slovene Protestant writer and preacher
Anton Lavrin (17891869), Austrian diplomat and Egyptologist
References
1.
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Vipava municipal site
Cemetery Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
Military Cemetery Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
Vipava Field Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
Princova Baronovka Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
Bevk Street Mass Grave on Geopedia (in Slovene)
Statistini urad RS "Population by language usually spoken in the household (family),
municipalities, Slovenia, 2002 Census" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2011-09-04.
9. Koper Diocese list of churches
External links
Vipava on Geopedia
Vipava Valley Tourist Association site
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Municipality of Vipava
Administrative centre: Vipava
Duplje
Erzelj
Goe
Settlements Gradie pri Vipavi
Hrae
Lozice
Loe
Mane
Nanos
Orehovica
Podbreg
Podgri
Podnanos
Podraga
Poree
Sanabor
Slap
Vrhpolje
Zemono
Baumkircher Tower
Lanthieri Mansion
Leutemberg Castle
St. Stephen's Parish Church
Landmarks
Vipava Castle
Vipava Valley
Zemono Manor
Andrej Baumkircher
Sigismund von Herberstein
Notable Sebastian Krelj
people Anton Lavrin
Stanko Premrl
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