Podkraj, Ajdovščina

Carniola (Slovene: Kranjska; Slovene pronunciation: [ˈkɾàːnska], German: Krain; Italian: Carniola; Hungarian: Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region still tend to identify with its traditional parts Upper Carniola, Lower Carniola (with the sub-part of White Carniola), and to a lesser degree with Inner Carniola. In 1991, 47% of the population of Slovenia lived within the borders of the former Duchy of Carniola.

Vodice (pronounced [ʋɔˈdiːtsɛ]) is a small dispersed settlement in the hills east of Col in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Bela (pronounced [ˈbeːla]; Italian: Bella di Vipacco) is a small settlement at the source of White Creek (Slovene: Bela), which is a tributary of the Vipava River in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Kanji Dol (pronounced [ˈkaːnji ˈdoːu̯]; German: Kanidol) is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of Črni Vrh in the Municipality of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The settlement no longer had any permanent residents according to the 2002 census, but it has been repopulated in recent years.

Višnje (pronounced [ˈʋiːʃnjɛ]; Italian: Visne) is a village southeast of Col in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Malo Polje (pronounced [ˈmaːlɔ ˈpoːljɛ]) is a small settlement in the hills northeast of Col in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Orešje (pronounced [ɔˈɾeːʃjɛ], German: Oreschie, Italian: Oressia) is a formerly independent settlement in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in southwestern Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Col. It is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Gorizia Statistical Region.

Strmec (pronounced [ˈstəɾməts], in older sources also Strmica, German: Stermza) is a small dispersed settlement in the hills south of Črni Vrh in the Municipality of Idrija in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.Strmec belongs to the cadastral municipality of Kanji Dol. Strmec has 12 numbered houses with traditional oeconyms: pri Šemrl (or Vodnar; no. 1), Tič (no. 2), Cenck (no. 3), Medved (no. 4), Podobnik (no. 5), Peter (no. 6), Skokec (no. 7), Štorc (no. 8), Skalar (no. 9), Renk (no. 10), Zajc (no. 11), and Strmec (no. 12). The Skalar house is now in ruins and it is no longer officially numbered. It was assigned number 8 c. 1823, but was reassigned the number 9 in 1959.

The Godovič Pass is a mountain pass in Slovenia's traditional Inner Carniola region between Ajdovščina and Črni Vrh. It connects the Slovenian Prealps with the Dinaric Alps and conventionally represents the southeastern end of the Alps, as the Bocchetta di Altare represents the opposite end of the range.

Nanos (pronounced [ˈnaːnɔs]) is a dispersed settlement on Mount Nanos in the Municipality of Vipava in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Col (pronounced [ˈtsɔu̯]; archaic Podvelb, Italian: Zolla, German: Zoll) is a settlement on the edge of a karst plateau overlooking the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It is now generally regarded as part of the Slovenian Littoral. A Roman road led through the settlement. Its location overlooking the valley on the main route leading inland was used in the Middle Ages and later as a checkpoint between the Littoral region and Carniola. Trilek Castle is located on the eastern outskirts of the village.

Nanos (pronounced [ˈnaːnɔs]; Italian: Monte Re) is a karst limestone plateau at the eastern border of the Inner Carniola in southwestern Slovenia.