Village in Slovenian Littoral, Slovenia
Fojana (pronounced [fɔˈjaːna]) is a village west of Dobrovo in the Municipality of Brda in the Littoral region of Slovenia, next to the border with Italy.[2]
Church
The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church, built just outside the village, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the same parish.[3]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Fojana include:
- Rado Simoniti (1914–1981), composer and conductor[4][5]
References
- ^ "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
- ^ Brda municipal site
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Andrej Rijavec (1997). "Rado Simoniti". Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 11. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. p. 77.
- ^ "Rado Simoniti". Slovenska biografija. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
External links
Media related to Fojana at Wikimedia Commons- Fojana on Geopedia
Media related to Fojana at Wikimedia Commons