Čepovan

Čepovan
Čepovan Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°2′58.93″N 13°47′35.9″E / 46.0497028°N 13.793306°E / 46.0497028; 13.793306Coordinates: 46°2′58.93″N 13°47′35.9″E / 46.0497028°N 13.793306°E / 46.0497028; 13.793306
Country	Slovenia
Region	Goriška, Slovenian Littoral
Municipality	Nova Gorica
Area
– Total	20 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Elevation	604.4 m (1,983 ft)
Population (2002)
– Total	365
[1]

Čepovan (Italian: Chiapovano) is a settlement in the Nova Gorica Municipality in western Slovenia. Apart from the main village of Čepovan, it extends to include a number of smaller dispersed settlements in the valley known as Čepovanski Dol.^[2]

The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A small church further up the valley in Puštale, belonging to the parish, is dedicated to The Sacred Heart of Jesus.^[3]

References

1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. ^ Nova Gorica Municipality site
3. ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

External links

• Čepovan on Geopedia