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The Italian Charnel House, Kobarid

Buildings and structures completed in 1938Italian fascist architectureMunicipality of KobaridWorld War I memorials
The octagonal structure of the charnel house built around the chapel of St. Anthony, Kobarid
The octagonal structure of the charnel house built around the chapel of St. Anthony, Kobarid

The Italian Charnel House, Kobarid (Italian: Sacrario militare di Caporetto; Slovene: Italijanska kostnica nad Kobaridom) is an Italian military shrine in Kobarid, Slovenia. Sited on the battlefield of Caporetto, it houses the remains of 7,014 Italians who fell during the battles of the Isonzo.

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The octagonal structure of the charnel house built around the chapel of St. Anthony, Kobarid
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Municipality of Kobarid
Municipality of Kobarid

The Municipality of Kobarid (pronounced [kɔbaˈɾiːt]; Slovene: Občina Kobarid) is a municipality in the Upper Soča Valley in western Slovenia, near the Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kobarid.The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Tolmin was subdivided into the municipalities of Bovec, Kobarid, and Tolmin.

Kobarid
Kobarid

Kobarid (pronounced [kɔbaˈɾiːt] ; Italian: Caporetto; Friulian: Cjaurêt; German: Karfreit) is a settlement in Slovenia, the administrative centre of the Municipality of Kobarid. Kobarid is known for the 1917 Battle of Caporetto, where the Italian retreat was documented by Ernest Hemingway in his novel A Farewell to Arms. The battle is well documented in the museum in the centre of Kobarid. The museum won a Council of Europe award in 1993.

Idrsko
Idrsko

Idrsko (pronounced [ˈiːdəɾskɔ]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Soča River in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Svino
Svino

Svino (pronounced [ˈsʋiːnɔ]) is a small village near Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The church in the village is dedicated to Saint Andrew. It is a small Gothic building with a star vaulted sanctuary.

Ladra
Ladra

Ladra (pronounced [ˈlaːdɾa]) is a village on the left bank of the Soča River near Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Magozd
Magozd

Magozd (pronounced [ˈmaːɡɔst]; Italian: Magosti) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Jezerca

Jezerca (pronounced [jɛˈzeːɾtsa]; Italian: Geserza) is a small settlement above the town of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Drežnica, Kobarid
Drežnica, Kobarid

Drežnica (pronounced [ˈdɾeːʒnitsa]; Italian: Dresenza) is a village in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located above the Soča River on a small plateau under Mount Krn. Together with the neighboring settlements of Koseč, Drežniške Ravne, Jezerca, and Magozd, it has around 565 inhabitants.

Drežniške Ravne

Drežniške Ravne (pronounced [ˈdɾeːʒniʃkɛ ˈɾáːwnɛ]; Italian: Raune di Dersenza) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The local church is dedicated to Saint Matthew and dates to 1511. The church itself with some of its furnishings was damaged in an earthquake in 1998, but this also revealed traces of late Gothic frescos on the walls.

Sužid
Sužid

Sužid (pronounced [suˈʒiːt]) is a village near Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Smast
Smast

Smast (pronounced [ˈsmaːst]) is a village on the left bank of the Soča River in the Municipality of Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Mlinsko
Mlinsko

Mlinsko (pronounced [ˈmliːnskɔ]) is a small settlement on the right bank of the Soča River just outside Kobarid in the Littoral region of Slovenia.