5 Sights in Koper / Capodistria, Slovenia (with Map and Images)

The NOB monument and the pre-war victims of fascism are located in the village of Mareziga, in the hinterland of Koper. The monument is set in memory of the villagers who lost their lives during the fight against the occupier. On 15 May 1921, a rebellion of fascists in Marezigah, who threatened voters in the event that they did not give a vote for the Italian nationalist party. When singing fascist songs, they also threatened bombs and self-creflections. Throwing bombs and shooting across the crowd reminded of the terrorist attack of the Italian fascists. The initiative over the crowd was taken by the local Ivan Babič-Jager, which is now called the primary school in Marezigah. This encouraged the villagers to fight with the tools and means at their disposal - so the locals gathered over the fascists with shovels, villas and stone them. The resistance lasted a few days, while the fascists killed civilians and destroyed the surrounding villages.

Wikipedia: Spomenik NOB in predvojnim žrtvam fašizma (SL)

St. Bassus's Church is a church on Prešeren Square in Koper, a port town in southwestern Slovenia. It has the function of a chapel of the Parish of Koper–Assumption of Mary. The building, which dates from the end of the 16th century, at first served as a hospital of St. Nazarius and was consecrated as a church by Koper Bishop Paolo Naldini in 1706. It was significantly rebuilt in 1731. It has a Baroque interior with a single nave and a flat ceiling. The rich Baroque interior furnishings include the main altar with images of St. Nazarius and St. Bassus, a statue of St. Bassus in the vestry, and a Romanesque crucifix from about 1120, later Gothicised, that was believed to have miraculous powers. It is made of polychrome wood and depicts a triumphant Christ.

Wikipedia: St. Bassus's Church (EN)

Belgramoni–Tacco Mansion is a mansion in the city of Koper, in southwestern Slovenia. It was built around 1600. It features elements of Renaissance and Baroque, but in general has been regarded as a Mannerist building. The mansion currently serves as the seat of the Regional Museum of Koper. It is protected as a cultural monument of local significance.

Wikipedia: Belgramoni–Tacco Mansion (EN)

The Class U locomotives were Bosnian narrow-gauge steam locotenders of the k.k. Österreichischen Staatsbahnen. A quantity of them was transferred to the various railways of the localities whose borders no longer fell within the territory of Austria after the end of the First World War.

Wikipedia: Locomotiva kkStB Gruppo U (IT)

Gravisi–Barbabianca Mansion is a Baroque mansion in Koper, a port town in southwestern Slovenia. It was built in 1710. It was the family seat of the Gravisi family, who held the title of the Marquis of Pietrapelosa. Today it is the home of a music school.

Wikipedia: Gravisi–Barbabianca Mansion (EN)