Savogna d'Isonzo

Savogna d'Isonzo (Slovene: Sovodnje ob Soči) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Trieste and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) southwest of Gorizia, on the border with Slovenia. The name of the village comes from the Slovene word sovodnje, which means confluence. Near Savogna, in fact, the Vipava river flows into the Isonzo at the conjunction of the Karst Plateau and the Vipava Valley. Ethnic composition 92% of the population was of Slovene ethnicity according to the Italian census of 1971. Main sights Church of San Martino, at Savogna Castle of Rubbia Church of San Nicolò, at Gabria Small square of Gabria Twin towns Škofja Loka, Slovenia References See also Julian March Gorizia and Gradisca Slovene Lands