Grgar

Also known as Gargaro

Grgar (; ) is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located under Holy Mount (), above the Soča Valley and below the Banjšice Plateau.

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Place details

Locality: Grgar
Region: Urban Municipality of Nova Gorica
Country: Slovenija
Population: 772
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Grgar
Settlement.image_skyline: Grgar Slovenia 1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Slovenian Littoral
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gorizia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Nova Gorica
Settlement.area_total_km2: 16.87
Settlement.population_as_of: 2015
Settlement.population_total: 813
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Population: 793
Area: 16.87
Elevation: 297.4
Image: Grgar1.jpg

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Commons category: Grgar
postal code: 5251
female population: 397
male population: 396

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Grgar (; ) is a village in western Slovenia in the Municipality of Nova Gorica. It is located under Holy Mount (), above the Soča Valley and below the Banjšice Plateau.

==Name== Grgar was mentioned in written sources 1370 as Gaergaer and in 1389 as Grêgôr. For phonological and morphological reasons, the latter transcription appears to be a hypercorrection and not connected with Saint Gregory or the name Gregor 'Gregory'. Instead, the name may be derived from another Romance base, perhaps *gregārius 'shepherd'.