Vrtojbica
in Miren-Kostanjevica, Slovenia

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
45.898 and 13.617 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 45° 53' 53" and E 13° 37' 0"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:50 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:06 am and 4:33 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Slovenia in Southern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Slovenia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Slovenia. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Vrtojbica

Vrtojbica in Miren-Kostanjevica is a town located in Slovenia about 44 mi (or 71 km) west of Ljubljana, the country's capital town.

Time in Vrtojbica is now 08:50 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Ljubljana with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports closer to Vrtojbica, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Trieste / Ronchi Dei Legionari in Italy in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km). The closest airport in Slovenia is Portoroz Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 14 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia in Italy at a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km). The closest in Slovenia is Škocjan Caves in a distance of 24 mi (or 24 km), South-West. We saw 6 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Miren, Sempeter pri Gorici, Savogna d'Isonzo, Gorizia and Volcja Draga. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F

Morning Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Night Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 48%
Air Pressure 1025 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-West
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 25% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

11°C (52 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

11°C (52 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Monday, 18th of November 2024

11°C (51 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Check availability Photo of the hotel Best Western Gorizia Palace

Best Western Gorizia Palace

Address
2,9 mi
Corso Italia 63
34170 Gorizia
Slovenia

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00

Check availability Photo of the hotel Grand Hotel Entourage

Grand Hotel Entourage

Address
3,0 mi
Piazza sant'Antonio 2
34170 Gorizia
Slovenia

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 12:30
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00

Check availability Photo of the hotel Park Casinò & Hotel

Park Casinò & Hotel

Address
4,1 mi
Delpinova 5
5000 Nova Gorica
Slovenia

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00

Check availability Photo of the hotel Perla Casinò & Hotel

Perla Casinò & Hotel

Address
4,5 mi
Kidriceva 7
5000 Nova Gorica
Slovenia

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00

Check availability Photo of the hotel Lipa

Lipa

Address
2,4 mi
Trg Ivana Roba 7
5290 Sempeter pri Gorici
Slovenia

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00

Check availability Photo of the hotel Hotel Casino Paquito

Hotel Casino Paquito

Address
2,9 mi
Viva D.o.o.
5293 Volcja Draga
Slovenia

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Sabotin

Sabotin

Address
5,1 mi
IX. Korpusa 35
5000 Nova Gorica
Slovenia

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00

Check availability Photo of the hotel Bed and Breakfast Kogoj

Bed and Breakfast Kogoj

Address
2,0 mi
Bukovica 1a
5293 Volcja Draga
Slovenia

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed

Check availability Photo of the hotel Urban Homy Gorizia

Urban Homy Gorizia

Address
3,1 mi
Via Paolo Diacono 4
34170 Gorizia
Slovenia

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 20:00 (lunchbreak: 11:00 - 15:00)
Weekend: 7:00 - 20:00 (lunchbreak: 11:00 - 15:00)

Videos from this area

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Kolesarska pot Miren - Vrtojba

Published: October 05, 2013
Length: 21:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Alan OnLine

Po celotni kolesarski poti Miren - Vrtojba (hiter posnetek 2x)

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2011-10-23 Miren do morja

Published: October 24, 2011
Length: 53:41 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TBojan Bojan

MTB-log = http://84.255.253.145/sites/mtblog/default.aspx Miren - morje.

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Prireditev Pesem zate, Mama v Biljah

Published: March 24, 2014
Length: 20:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Klavdij Merljak

Posnetek prireditve ob materinskem dnevu, "Tebi pojem, Mama" ki je bila 22.3.2014 v mali dvorani Doma krajanov Negovan Nemec. Nastopali so: Otroški pevski zbor Glas, otroški pevski zbor OŠ Miren.

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ISIG European seminar [19.10.2013] Viviana Benussi

Published: October 30, 2013
Length: 04:27 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ISIG Gorizia

Ms Viviana Benussi (Deputy Vicepresident of the Istria Region) ROUND TABLE - HOW TO DEVELOP GENUINE MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE AT CROSSBORDER LEVEL? Chair, Mr Paul Henri ...

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IBUNGE - Vešpa @ 5. DOBRODELNI SPEKTAKEL BILJE

Published: June 19, 2014
Length: 41:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Klub Goriških Študentov

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Bilje poplava Oktober 2012

Published: October 31, 2012
Length: 08:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Ivan Menard

Videoposnetki poplave pred in po doseženi največji višini, ki je (spet) poplavila prostore prodajalne Mercator, mesnice in ostalih lokalov ter hiš.

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Border crossing Gorizia Sant'Andrea (Italy) - Vrtojba (Slovenia)

Published: May 19, 2009
Length: 16:27 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: eucitizen1

This video shows the border crossing 1 year and half after Slovenia joined the Schengen area. Few improvements were made, just removed the booths.

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MX DP Vrtojba 2009

Published: April 05, 2009
Length: 02:09 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: tmatoh

Slovenian National Cahmpionship RD1.

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PRK Vertojba 3.6.2012 Tomaž Vodišek škoda buggy 1.8 turbo 4x4

Published: June 05, 2012
Length: 17:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TOMAZ VODISEK

PRK Vertojba 3.6.2012 Tomaž Vodišek škoda buggy 1.8t 4x4 polfinalna vožnja onboard.

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ISIG European seminar [19.10.2013] Mateja Zoratti

Published: November 04, 2013
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ISIG Gorizia

Ms Mateja Zoratti (Municipality of Nova Gorica) The inter-municipal dialogue and cooperation on the italian-slovenian border • Tools, methods and practices for transfrontier cooperation [19.10.20...

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Province of Gorizia

The Province of Gorizia is a province in the autonomous Friuli–Venezia Giulia region of Italy.

Located at 45.9398, 13.6234 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Province of Gorizia, Provinces of Italy

Ninth Battle of the Isonzo

The Ninth Battle of the Isonzo was an Italian offensive against Austria-Hungary in the course World War I. Including a triumvirate of battles launched after the Italians' successful seizure of Gorizia in August 1916 to extend their bridgehead to the left of the town, it ended in further failure for the Italian Chief of Staff Luigi Cadorna. The battle started with an attack on Vrtojba and the northern and central areas of the Karst Plateau.

Located at 45.9097, 13.6381 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Conflicts in 1916, Battles of the Isonzo, Battles of World War I involving Austria-Hungary, Battles of World War I involving Italy, Military history of Italy during World War I, 1916 in Italy, 1916 in Austria

Miren Castle

Miren Castle (Slovene: Mirenski grad, also known as Grad 'castle' and Naša Gospa pod Krasom 'Our Lady beneath the Karst'; Italian: Grado di Merna or Castello di Merna) is an elevation above the settlement of Miren near Nova Gorica, in southwest Slovenia. Its Slovene name reflects the fact that the hill was once occupied by a castle; it is currently dominated by a collection of ecclesiastical buildings.

Located at 45.8836, 13.6042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hills in the Slovenian Littoral, Roman Catholic churches in Slovenia, Vincentian monasteries in Slovenia, Stations of the Cross, Christian monasteries in the Slovenian Littoral, Churches in the Slovenian Littoral

Gorizia Centrale railway station

Gorizia Centrale railway station (Italian: Stazione di Gorizia Centrale; German: Görz Südbahnhof) is the main station serving the town and comune of Gorizia, in the autonomous region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy. Opened in 1860, the station forms part of the Udine–Trieste railway, and is also a junction station for an international branch line linking Gorizia with Ajdovščina in nearby Slovenia. The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI).

Located at 45.9328, 13.6075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Province of Gorizia, Railway stations in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Railway stations opened in 1860

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Pristava: R2-444, Nova Gorica − Rožna Dolina, Rožna Dolina, Pristava (source)

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Gorizia: Ski resort Stari Vrh − Grebljica, Gorizia (source)

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Pristava: G2-103, Nova Gorica − Rožna dolina, Panovec, Pristava (source)

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Lucinico: Gorizia, Lucinico (source)

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Did you know?

This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Na Vrtojbici