Batuje


Batuje is a settlement in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Name

Batuje was attested in written sources in 1060–83 as Batauia. The name is of pre-Slavic origin, and the earliest transcriptions indicate that it is based on the Romance name Batavia, which is of unclear origin.

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Koper Diocese.