Lig (Italian: Liga di Canale) is a dispersed settlement in the hills to the northwest of Kanal in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies on the border with Italy and is made up of the smaller settlements of Lig, Kostanjevica and Strmec as well as a few mote farmsteads in the Kanalski Kolovrat range.
The Parish Church in the area known as Marijino Celje is dedicated to Saint Zeno and The Holy Name of Mary. It belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church belonging to this parish is built in the Lig area and is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua.
Famous quotes containing the word lig:
“Quoth she, “I have loved thee, Little Musgrave,
Full long and many a day;”
“So have I loved you, faire lady,
Yet never a word durst I say.”
“I have a bower at Bucklesfordbery,
Full daintyly it is deight;
If thou wilt wend thither, thou Little Musgrave,
Thou’s lig in mine armes all night.””
—Unknown. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (l. 17–24)