Miren

Miren
View of Miren with Miren Castle from the Karst Plateau
Miren
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°53′46.15″N 13°36′25.9″E / 45.8961528°N 13.607194°E / 45.8961528; 13.607194
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityMiren-Kostanjevica
Area
  Total
2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi)
Elevation
50.3 m (165.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
1,506

Miren (pronounced [ˈmiːɾən]; Italian: Merna) is an urbanized settlement in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia right next to the border with Italy. The hill known as Miren Castle (Slovene: Mirenski grad) rises above the settlement to the south.