What is Vipava (valley)?
[[File:Branik1.JPG|240px|thumb|Vipava Valley with the village of Branik]] '''Vipava Valley''' is a [[valley]] in western [[Slovenia]]. It lies between [[Italy]] on the west and [[Nanos]] on the east, and between [[Trnovski gozd]] on the north and [[Karst plateau]] on the south. Main towns are [[Ajdovščina]] and [[Vipava]]. [[Vipava river]] flows through the valley. It has mild [[Mediterranean climate]] and is suitable for farming of different [[fruit]]s and [[wine]]s. Valley is also strongly influenced by [[bora (wind)|burja]], which reaches its peak in winter months at speeds of over 200 kmph. Vipava valley was first colonized in 8000 BC. In antique, it was under Roman reign. In 394 it was place of [[battle of Frigidus]]. In the Middle Ages the valley belonged to the [[Dutchy of Carniola]]. After the end of the [[World war I]] it became part of Italy until the end of the [[World war II]], when it became part of [[Yugoslavia]]. [[Category:Valleys]] [[Category:Geography of Slovenia]]