Plave (pronounced [ˈplaːʋɛ]; Italian: Plava) is a settlement on the right bank of the Soča River southwest of Anhovo in the Municipality of Kanal ob Soči in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[3]
A hill to the east of Plave (directly across the Soča), now called Prižnica, was the site of the Battle of Hill 383 from June 1915 to May 1917.[4] The Italian and Austrian armies fought over control of the hill, with the Austrians controlling Prižnica until May 14, 1917.[5]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Kanal ob Soči municipal site
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Thompson, Mark (2009). The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1916-1919 (ebook ed.). London: Faher & Faher. p. 132. ISBN 9780571250080.
- ^ Schindler, John (2001). Isonzo: The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Great War. Westport, CT: Praeger. ISBN 978-0275972042.
External links
Media related to Plave at Wikimedia Commons- Plave on Geopedia
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