Solkan is a quite small and old Slovenian town with about 3500 inhabitants It is situated next to a young town Nova Gorica which came into existence in 1952. Both towns are close to the Italian border.

Solkan was first mentioned in written historical sources in 1001, so in the year 2001 we celebrated its thousand- year anniversary. Although the town was almost razed to the ground during the First World War it managed to preserve some of its ancient heritage. Some of the houses, formerly owned by respected and wealthy townspeople of Gorica, have given the area its own charm.