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Municipality Of Koper
The City Municipality of Koper (; sl, Mestna občina Koper, it, Comune città di Capodistria) is one of twelve city municipalities of Slovenia. It lies at the coastline of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia and was established in 1994. Its seat is the town of Koper. The area has been included in Coastal–Karst Statistical Region since 1995. The municipality is bilingual (Slovene and Italian). Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Koper, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Abitanti * Babiči * Barizoni * Belvedur * Bertoki * Bezovica * Bočaji * Bonini * Boršt * Bošamarin * Brezovica pri Gradinu * Brežec pri Podgorju * Brič * Butari * Čentur * Cepki * Cerej * Čežarji * Črni Kal * Črnotiče * Dekani * Dilici * Dol pri Hrastovljah * Dvori * Elerji * Fijeroga * Gabrovica pri Črnem Kalu * Galantiči * Gažon * Glem * Gračišče * Gradin * Grinjan * Grintovec * Hrastovlje * Hrvatini * Kampel * Karli * Kas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: ''občine'', singular'' občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovene is an official language of all the municipalities. Hungarian is a second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian is a second official language of four municipalities (of which one has urban status) in the Slovene Littoral The Slovene Littoral ( sl, Primorska, ; it, Litorale; german: Küstenland) is one of the five traditional regions of Slovenia. Its name recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg possessions on the upper Adria ...: Ankaran/Ancarano, Izola/Isola, Koper/Capodistria, and Piran/Pirano. In the EU statistics, the municipalities of Slovenia are classified as "local administrative unit 2" (LAU 2), below 58 administrative units ('), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonini
Bonini () is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... References External linksBonini on Geopedia Populated places in the City Municipality of Koper {{Koper-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dekani
Dekani (; it, Villa Decani) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. Name ''Dekani'' was first attested in written sources in 1328 as ''Decani'' (and in 1423 as ''Villae Canis''). The name is derived from the noble family ''de Cani''. Locally, the name was misunderstood as derived from Italian ''cane'' 'dog', leading to the local designation ''Pasja vas'' (literally, 'dog village'), the demonym ''Pesjan'', and the associated adjective ''pesjanski''. Another theory, according to Salvator Žitko of the University of Koper, is that the settlement got its name after its owner, the Albanian nobleman Giovanni Dukagjini, in 1480 based on the Venetian archives of the city of Koper. Church The local church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary The Assumption of Mary is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. Pope Pius XII defined it in 1950 in his apostolic constitution ''Munificentissimus Deus'' as follows: We pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Črnotiče
Črnotiče () is a settlement near Črni Kal in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It includes the hamlets of Na Placu ( sl, Na placu) near St. Paul's Church, Na Vršiču () in the center of the settlement, and lower-lying Na Križcah (). History Archaeological finds have been discovered south of the settlement, near the church dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows. A defense wall against Ottoman attacks is also located at the site. Mass graves Črnotiče is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Špirnica Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Špirnica) is located northeast of the settlement, about south of Petrinje. It contained the remains of at least 10 victims. Some of the remains were exhumed in 1992 and reburied in the Koper cemetery in 2004. The Č12 Cave Mass Grave () is located in a shaft northwest of the settlement, in the Grucelj karst area near the Gradis quarry. It contains the remains of undetermined victims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Črni Kal
Črni Kal (; it, San Sergio) is a village in southwestern Slovenia in the City Municipality of Koper. It is best known today for the Črni Kal Viaduct, the longest and the highest viaduct in Slovenia. Name The name ''Črni Kal'' literally means 'black pond', based on the common noun ''kal'' 'pond, watering hole' and referring to a local geographical feature. Architecture Houses The village has some good examples of traditional Karst architecture. One such monument is the Benko House, built in 1489 by stonemasons Andrej (Andrew) and Benko (Benjamin) as indicated by an inscription on the building: ''Andreas et Benco construxerunt''. This makes it oldest surviving farmhouse in the Koper area and is also the oldest signed and dated secular building in all of Slovenia. It stands on the lower edge of the village core and is made of chiseled limestone and marlstone blocks. It comprises two buildings with inscriptions in the Glagolitic alphabet The Glagolitic script (, , ''glago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čežarji
Čežarji (; it, Cesari ) is a settlement south of Dekani in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... The settlement includes the hamlets of Šimiči and Žnidarji. Name The name ''Čežarji'' is believed to be of Italian origin, derived from ''Cesari'', the surname of a landowner that operated tenant farms in the area. History Čežarji was burned twice during the Second World War. The village burned on 15 May 1941, and a large number of houses were burned by German forces on 2 October 1943. References External links Populated places in the City Municipality of Koper {{Koper-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerej
Cerej (; it, Cerei) is a settlement next to Hrvatini in the City Municipality of Koper in the Slovenian Littoral, Littoral region of Slovenia, right on the border with Italy. References External linksCerej on Geopedia Populated places in the City Municipality of Koper {{Koper-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cepki
Cepki (; it, Manzinovaz) is a small settlement between Dekani and Rižana in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... References External links *Cepki on Geopedia Populated places in the City Municipality of Koper {{Koper-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čentur
Čentur () is a settlement 5 km southeast of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... It is divided into two separate hamlets: Veliki Čentur and Mali Čentur (literally, 'big Čentur' and 'little Čentur'). References External links Populated places in the City Municipality of Koper {{Koper-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butari
Butari () is a small settlement close to the source of the Dragonja River in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... References External linksButari on Geopedia Populated places in the City Municipality of Koper {{Koper-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brič
Brič () is a small settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... It lies on the left bank of the Dragonja River and no longer has any permanent residents. References External linksBrič on Geopedia Populated places in the City Municipality of Koper {{Koper-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brežec Pri Podgorju
Brežec pri Podgorju (; it, Bressez) is a small settlement with no permanent residents in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The name The official name of the village means 'Brežec near Podgorje', in order to distinguish it from other villages with the same name. The locals, however, usually refer to it simply as ''Brežec''. The traditional Italian name of the village is ''Bressez'', but it was renamed ''Brese di Piedimonte'' during theFascist Italianization
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