Kobarid
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| Občina Kobarid | ||
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| Area: | 192.7 km² | |
| Population | 4,472 | |
| - males | 2,203 | |
| - females | 2,269 | |
| Mayor: | Robert Kavčič | |
| Average age: | 36.31 years | |
| Residential areas: | 35.99 m²/person | |
| - households: | 1,652 | |
| - families: | 1,182 | |
| Working active: | 2,017 | |
| - unemployed: | 178 | |
| Average monthly salary (August 2003): | ||
| - gross: | 203,460 SIT | |
| - net: | 134,019 SIT | |
| College/university students: | 168 | |
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. | ||
Kobarid (Italian: Caporetto, German: Karfreit) is a town and a municipality in the upper Soča (Italian Isonzo) valley, western Slovenia, near the Italian border.
Kobarid is known for the famous Battle of Caporetto, where the Italian retreat was documented by Ernest Hemingway in his novel A Farewell to Arms. The battle is well documented in the award winning museum in the centre of Kobarid - the museum won a Council of Europe award in 1993.
The adjacent Tonocov Grad archaeological site has buildings said to date back to Roman Empire days.
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[edit] Famous natives
- Simon Gregorčič, poet
- Joža Lovrenčič, poet and educator
- Josip Pagliaruzzi, poet and educator
- Simon Rutar, historian
- Jožef Školč, politician
- Andrej Uršič, journalist, activist, member of the TIGR
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[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Kobarid, official page of municipality in Slovene, English, Italian and German
- Museum of World War I, Kobarid - English and Slovene
- LTO Sotočje, local tourist board - tourist info about the area: lodgings, natural features... (Slovene, English, German, Italian)
- The Walks of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation. The Foundation preserves, restores and presents the historical and cultural heritage of the First World War in the area of the Isonzo Front for the study, tourist and educational purposes. (The website is in Slovenian, English, German and Italian language.)
- Kobarid - Kobariški Stol
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Soča river near Kobarid |

