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Village

Briga

Located in Municipality of Kostel, Slovenia Coordinates: 45°31′12″ N 14°51′48″ E

Map showing the location of Briga Briga
Location in Slovenia
Population
15
15
Elevation
570 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RJK Rijeka Airport41 km
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport84 km

About Briga

Briga is a village. Location: Municipality of Kostel, Slovenia. Population: 15. Elevation: 570 m.

From Wikipedia

Briga (pronounced [ˈbɾiːɡa]; German: Tiefenbach) is a small settlement northwest of Banja Loka in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
1.3 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Briga

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
January (78 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Briga
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°22°24°24°19°14°8°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°3°7°10°12°11°8°4°0°-4°
Precipitation (mm)7883103117107134108120134154155115

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Briga

The nearest airport is Rijeka Airport (RJK), 41 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 39 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 41 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 84 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG) Velika Gorica 97 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 39 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 93 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 130 kmnorth
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 178 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Briga

Within 100 km: 14 historic and cultural sites, 92 natural sites, 76 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Kočevski Rog Mountain 19 kmNE
  • Rinža River 12 kmN
  • Risnjak Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Risnjak National Park Natural site 21 kmSW

25–60 km35 places

  • Krk Island 53 kmS
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 44 kmS
  • Otočić Košljun Island 58 kmS
  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 32 kmW

60–100 km142 places

  • Raša River 83 kmNW
  • Markovec Mountain 91 kmW
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 75 kmNW
  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 97 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Risnjak Mountain, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    21 km SW
  • Čabranka River, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    13 km W
  • Risnjak National Park Natural site, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
    21 km SW
  • Rinža River, Slovenia
    12 km N
  • Kočevski Rog Mountain, Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice
    19 km NE

Sources & licences

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