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Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica

Local name: Nova Gorica

Located in Slovenia Coordinates: 45°57′55″ N 13°43′41″ E

Map showing the location of Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica
Location in Slovenia
Population
32,112
32.1K
Elevation
685 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
Places inside
44
listed under Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
TRS Trieste Airport25 km
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport63 km

About Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica

Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica is a region. Location: Slovenia. Population: 32,112.

From Wikipedia

Nova Gorica (pronounced [ˈnɔ̀ːʋa ɡɔˈɾìːtsa] ) is a town in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy. It is the seat of the Municipality of Nova Gorica.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
registered immobile cultural heritage of Slovenia
Area
309 km²
Official website
nova-gorica.si

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica

From Wikivoyage

Nova Gorica is a town in Slovenia on the Italian border. The neighbouring town of Gorizia is in Italy and is approximately 5 minutes walk from the centre of Nova Gorica. The border runs between the two cities and is directly outside the main train station in Nova Gorica.

In 2025, Nova Gorica, together with bordering Gorizia, is European Capital of Culture under the motto "Borderless", for details see public website: https://www.go2025.eu/en

Understand+

1 Nova Gorica Tourist Information Centre, Bevkov trg 4, 5000 Nova Gorica, ☏ +386 5 330 4600, fax: +386 5 330 46 06, tzticng@siol.net. (updated Jun 2023)

Get in+

Regular trains from Bled and Jesenice (and onwards to Ljubljana) are available from Nova Gorica station which is on the Slovenian-Italian border to the west of the city centre. Trains to Trieste, Venice and Rome are available from Gorizia station which is 10 minutes by bus (across the border) from Nova Gorica. To reach Gorizia station from Nova Gorica station walk across Europe Square (it. Piazza Transalpina, which is the square outside Nova Gorica station and forms the border) and from the bus stop on the next street take bus #1 all the way to Gorizia station. Tickets cost €1.03 and can be bought from a tobacconist at the end of the street.

Alternatively you can walk between the two train stations in 50 minutes (useful in the evenings or at weekends when fewer or no buses operate). Cross the border in front of the station, continue along the road and take the first left. Then follow signs into the town centre and look for signs to the Stazione Ferrovia (railway station).

Since February 2025, there is a direct train service connecting Nova Gorica, Gorizia, Trieste Airport and Venice Mestre on Saturdays and Sundays, and public holidays in Italy, with two departures per day in each direction.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Twin towns and sister cities of Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica

  • Klagenfurt· Austria
  • Aleksandrovac· Serbia
  • Otočac· Croatia
  • Oğuz· Azerbaijan

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Climate of Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 209 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
November (209 mm)
Driest month
February (97 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°8°12°17°21°23°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°3°8°11°13°14°10°6°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)12897121157155174120130176190209170

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica

The nearest airport is Trieste Airport (TRS), 25 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ljubljana, 61 km to the east.

Airports

  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 25 kmsouthwest
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 63 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 89 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 61 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 86 kmnortheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 175 kmeast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 180 kmnortheast

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

Places in Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica

44 places
  1. 1 Nova Gorica 13K
  2. 2 Solkan 3.2K
  3. 3 Kromberk 2.1K
  4. 4 Prvačina 1.3K
  5. 5 Šempas 1.1K
  6. 6 Branik 960
  7. 7 Ozeljan 847
  8. 8 Dornberk 798
  9. 9 Grgar 772
  10. 10 Vitovlje 526
  11. 11 Gradišče nad Prvačino 505
  12. 12 Preserje 466
  13. 13 Zalošče 428
  14. 14 Osek 405
  15. 15 Pristava 377
  16. 16 Trnovo 359
  17. 17 Čepovan 348
  18. 18 Loke 290
  19. 19 Lokovec 281
  20. 20 Šmihel 277
  21. 21 Ajševica 267
  22. 22 Banjšice 256
  23. 23 Ravnica 242
  24. 24 Tabor 189
  25. 25 Stara Gora 165
  26. 26 Bate 154
  27. 27 Potok pri Dornberku 144
  28. 28 Grgarske Ravne 122
  29. 29 Spodnja Branica 111
  30. 30 Voglarji 109
  31. 31 Saksid 108
  32. 32 Lokve 104
  33. 33 Draga 101
  34. 34 Brdo 66
  35. 35 Dragovica 53
  36. 36 Budihni 45
  37. 37 Podgozd 40
  38. 38 Nemci 26
  39. 39 Steske 26
  40. 40 Sveta Gora 18
  41. 41 Lazna 12

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Heritage & sights1

Sources & licences

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