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The Banjšice Plateau () is a karst
KARST

Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope is a forerunner....
ic plateau in western Slovenia
Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
, in the Goriška
Goriška

Gori?ka or Gorizia is a traditional region in western Slovenia on the border of Italy. It is part of the wider traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral ....
 region. It is located north-west of the town of Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica

Nova Gorica is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the Italy border. Nova Gorica is a new town, built in 1948, when the Treaty of peace with Italy established a new border between Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Italy, leaving nearby Gorizia outside the borders of Yugoslavia and thus decapitating the area of the...
, overlooking the Soca
Soca

The Soca or Isonzo or Lusin? or Sontig is a 140 km long river that flows through Western Slovenia and North-Eastern Italy....
 River. During World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, the Italian and the Austro-Hungarian Army
Austro-Hungarian Army

The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austria Hungary Dual Monarchy . It was composed of the joint army , the Austrian Landwehr , and the Hungarian Honv?ds?g ....
 fought in the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo

The Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo was a World War I battle fought by the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary Armies on the Italian Campaign between August 18 and September 12, 1917....
 on the plateau in August 1917.

The plateau was named after the village of Banjšice
Banjšice

Banj?ice is a settlement in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica. It has a population 264. It is located on the high Banj?ice Plateau, overlooking the Soca valley....
, which is most probably the oldest settlement on the plateau. The other settlements on this largely unpopulated area are: Bate
Bate, Slovenia

Bate is a village in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica. It is made up of several small settlements including Bate, Sveto and Podlaka....
, Grgarske Ravne
Grgarske Ravne

Grgarske Ravne is a settlement north of Grgar in the municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. It is located on the Banj?ice Plateau and it forms a local community together with the nearby village of Bate, Slovenia....
, and Lokovec
Lokovec

Lokovec is a dispersed settlement in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located on the Banj?ice Plateau overlooking the narrow Valley of Cepovan which divides it from the vast Trnovo Forest, extending on the other side of the valley....
.






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The Banjšice Plateau () is a karst
KARST

Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope is a forerunner....
ic plateau in western Slovenia
Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....
, in the Goriška
Goriška

Gori?ka or Gorizia is a traditional region in western Slovenia on the border of Italy. It is part of the wider traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral ....
 region. It is located north-west of the town of Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica

Nova Gorica is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the Italy border. Nova Gorica is a new town, built in 1948, when the Treaty of peace with Italy established a new border between Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Italy, leaving nearby Gorizia outside the borders of Yugoslavia and thus decapitating the area of the...
, overlooking the Soca
Soca

The Soca or Isonzo or Lusin? or Sontig is a 140 km long river that flows through Western Slovenia and North-Eastern Italy....
 River. During World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
, the Italian and the Austro-Hungarian Army
Austro-Hungarian Army

The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austria Hungary Dual Monarchy . It was composed of the joint army , the Austrian Landwehr , and the Hungarian Honv?ds?g ....
 fought in the Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo
Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo

The Eleventh Battle of the Isonzo was a World War I battle fought by the Kingdom of Italy and Austria-Hungary Armies on the Italian Campaign between August 18 and September 12, 1917....
 on the plateau in August 1917.

The plateau was named after the village of Banjšice
Banjšice

Banj?ice is a settlement in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica. It has a population 264. It is located on the high Banj?ice Plateau, overlooking the Soca valley....
, which is most probably the oldest settlement on the plateau. The other settlements on this largely unpopulated area are: Bate
Bate, Slovenia

Bate is a village in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica. It is made up of several small settlements including Bate, Sveto and Podlaka....
, Grgarske Ravne
Grgarske Ravne

Grgarske Ravne is a settlement north of Grgar in the municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. It is located on the Banj?ice Plateau and it forms a local community together with the nearby village of Bate, Slovenia....
, and Lokovec
Lokovec

Lokovec is a dispersed settlement in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located on the Banj?ice Plateau overlooking the narrow Valley of Cepovan which divides it from the vast Trnovo Forest, extending on the other side of the valley....
. Traditionally, the villages on the plateau used to gravitate towards Kanal ob Soci
Kanal ob Soci

Kanal ob Soci is a town and Municipalities of Slovenia in Slovenia, established in 1995 by secession from Nova Gorica.The town itself is an important crossing point over the River Soca River....
 and partially towards Grgar
Grgar

Grgar is a village in western Slovenia in the municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located under the Sveta Gora mountain, above the Soca valley and beneath the Banj?ice Plateau....
 and Solkan
Solkan

Solkan is a suburb of the town of Nova Gorica in the Gori?ka region of western Slovenia, close to the border with Italy. Although it is nowadays completely integrated into Nova Gorica, with which it forms a single urban area, it has maintained the status of a separate urban settlement, due to its history and strong local identity of its inha...
, but nowadays they are all included in the municipality of Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica

Nova Gorica is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the Italy border. Nova Gorica is a new town, built in 1948, when the Treaty of peace with Italy established a new border between Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Italy, leaving nearby Gorizia outside the borders of Yugoslavia and thus decapitating the area of the...
, where most of the locals work.

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    Gorizia and Gradisca

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  • Austrian Littoral
    Austrian Littoral

    The Austrian Littoral or K?stenland was a crown land within the Austrian Empire from 1813 to 1918.The Austrian Littoral included the Imperial Free City of Trieste and its suburbs, the Margravate of Istria, and the Princely County of Gorizia and Gradisca, which each had independent administrations, but were all s...
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