Caporetto
| Kobarid | |
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 Kobarid
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| Coordinates: 46°14′47.17″N 13°34′40.82″E / 46.2464361°N 13.5780056°ECoordinates: 46°14′47.17″N 13°34′40.82″E / 46.2464361°N 13.5780056°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia
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| Traditional region | Slovenian Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Kobarid |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 235.3 m (772.0 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 1,090 |
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.
Kobarid was attested in written sources as Kauoretum in 1184 (and as de Cavoreto in 1258, Caboret in 1291, and de Chiavoretto in 1343). The Slovenian name is derived from *Koboridъ, borrowed from Old Friulian *Kaborệdu. The original Romance form of the name, *Cap(o)rētum, is probably derived from Latin caper 'goat' and refers to a place where there are goats. The town is known as Cjaurêt in Friulian, Karfreit in German, and Caporetto in Italian.
The municipality is the westernmost in Slovenia, situated within the Julian Alps in the Upper Soča (Isonzo) Valley, at the confluence with the Nadiža (Natisone) River, close to the border with Italy. In the southwest, the road leads to the neighbouring Italian comune of Pulfero. The area is located in the north of the historic Goriška region, itself part of the larger Slovene Littoral.
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