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Kobarid
Kobarid
Kobarid
Kobarid is located in Slovenia
Kobarid
Kobarid
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′47.17″N 13°34′40.82″E / 46.2464361°N 13.5780056°E / 46.2464361; 13.5780056
CountryKobarid Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityKobarid
Area
 • Total4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation
235.3 m (772.0 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total1,090
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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.

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

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