Plave, Kanal
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SloveniaElevation191.4 m (628.0 ft)
Plave | |
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  Plave Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°2′32″N 13°35′12″E / 46.04222°N 13.58667°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Kanal ob Soči |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 191.4 m (628.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 376 |
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Plave (pronounced [ˈplaːʋɛ]; Italian: Plava) is a settlement on the right bank of the Soča River southwest of Anhovo in the Municipality of Kanal ob Soči in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[3]
A hill to the east of Plave (directly across the Soča), now called Prižnica, was the site of the Battle of Hill 383 from June 1915 to May 1917.[4] The Italian and Austrian armies fought over control of the hill, with the Austrians controlling Prižnica until May 14, 1917.[5]
