Lig

Place in Littoral, Slovenia

Lig

Lig

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°6′31.48″N 13°36′42.57″E﻿ / ﻿46.1087444°N 13.6118250°E﻿ / 46.1087444; 13.6118250
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional region| Littoral
Statistical region| Gorizia
Municipality| Kanal ob Soči
Area

• Total

| 5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Elevation

| 458.7 m (1,504.9 ft)
Population

(2002)

• Total

| 143
[1]

Lig (pronounced [ˈliːk]; Italian: Liga[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Kanal in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the border with Italy and is made up of the smaller settlements of Lig, Kostanjevica, and Strmec, as well as a few remote farmsteads in the Kanal Kolovrat range.[3]

## Church

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Marijino Celje, the parish church in Lig

The parish church in the area known as Marijino Celje is dedicated to Saint Zeno and The Holy Name of Mary. It is a popular pilgrimage church and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church belonging to this parish is built in the Lig area and is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. ^ Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland. Vienna: K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1918. p. 7.
3. ^ Kanal ob Soči municipal site
4. ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Lig on Geopedia
* Lig on the Kanal Tourist Information site

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Municipality of Kanal ob Soči

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Kanal

| Current|

* Ajba
* Anhovo
* Avče
* Bodrež
* Čolnica
* Deskle
* Doblar
* Dolenje Nekovo
* Goljevica
* Gorenja Vas
* Gorenje Nekovo
* Gorenje Polje
* Jesen
* Kal nad Kanalom
* Kambreško
* Kamenca nad Ložicami
* Kanalski Vrh
* Krstenica
* Levpa
* Lig
* Ložice
* Močila
* Morsko
* Paljevo
* Plave
* Prilesje pri Plavah
* Ravna
* Robidni Breg
* Ročinj
* Seniški Breg
* Ukanje
* Zagomila
* Zagora
* Zapotok

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Former|

* Bajti
* Britof
* Markiči
* Plave Desni Breg
* Plave Levi Breg
* Vrtače

Landmarks|

* Kanal Parish Church
* Lig Parish Church (Marijino Celje)
* Neptune Fountain
* St. Cantianus's Church in Britof

Notable people|

* Riko Debenjak
* Marij Kogoj
* Anton Nanut
* Josip Ribičič
* Vojeslav Mole
* Ignazio Francesco Scodnik
* Valentin Stanič

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