Erjavčeva Street

Over time, Erjavčeva Street has undergone several changes; however, the path has remained intact. At one time, this was a path leading from Gorizia town centre to the central Gorizia cemetery, and used to be called Via al Camposanto, which means Cemetery Path. A view of the former overpass over the tracks has been preserved on many postcards and photos from the period before and during the World War I. Unfortunately, this overpass was significantly damaged during the war and subsequently removed. Architect Edvard Ravnikar preserved the street while creating the plan for Nova Gorica and diagonally connected it with the main Kidričeva Street. In 1947, when the Goriška region was divided by the border, the street on the Italian side became Via San Gabriele – Škabrijelova Street, while on the Slovenian side it got the name Erjavec Avenue after the writer and naturalist Fran Erjavec, in whose honour a bust was erected along the street in 1972. As early as in 1959, after removing the ailing horse chestnuts, the avenue was renamed to a street. Today, the Erjavčeva Street is also known as the “alley of honourables” due to several busts and other monuments adorning the right side of the street on the way to the Nova Gorica town centre.