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Country
  
Slovenia

Elevation
  
395 m

Local time
  
Friday 10:48 AM

Municipality
  
Municipality of Sežana

Region
  
Slovenian Littoral

Area
  
236 ha

Population
  
89 (2002)

Avber

Weather
  
11°C, Wind NW at 2 km/h, 68% Humidity

Avber ([ˈaːu̯bəɾ]; Italian: Alber) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The village includes the hamlets of Peganski Konec, Dolenski Konec (or Orlovski Konec), and Britof.

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Map of 6210 Avber, Slovenia

History

Avber was first mentioned in documents dating to 1502. There are remains of an ancient fort on a hill rising above the village.

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Koper Diocese. It houses frescos by Tone Kralj from 1928 depicting Saint Nicholas, the Annunciation, Saint Luke painting the Virgin, John the Baptist, the Holy Family, the Risen Christ and others. The works in Avber represent the peak of Kralj’s religious painting.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Avber include:

  • Ivan Bole (1878–?), composer
  • Albert Poljšak, museum collector
  • Virgil Šček (1889–1948), Roman Catholic priest, ethnologist, and politician
  • References

    Avber Wikipedia