Municipality Of Komen
The Municipality of Komen (; sl, Občina Komen) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Komen. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when the former Municipality of Sežana was dissolved into four smaller municipalities (Divača, Hrpelje-Kozina, Komen, and Sežana). Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Komen, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Brestovica pri Komnu * Brje pri Komnu * Čehovini * Čipnje * Coljava * Divči * Dolanci * Gabrovica pri Komnu * Gorjansko * Hruševica * Ivanji Grad * Klanec pri Komnu * Kobdilj * Kobjeglava * Koboli * Kodreti * Lisjaki * Lukovec * Mali Dol * Nadrožica * Preserje pri Komnu * Rubije * Šibelji * Škofi * Škrbina * Štanjel * Sveto * Tomačevica * Trebižani * Tupelče * Vale * Večkoti * Volčji Grad * Zagrajec Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Divči
Divči () is a small settlement northeast of Komen 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 *Divči on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Komen {{Komen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mali Dol, Komen
Mali Dol () is a small settlement northeast of Komen 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 linksMali Dol on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Komen {{Komen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lukovec, Komen
Lukovec () is a small village northwest of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen 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 linksLukovec on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Komen {{Komen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lisjaki
Lisjaki () is a small village next to Spodnja Branica in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies within the Municipality of Komen The Municipality of Komen (; sl, Občina Komen) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Komen. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when the forme .... References External links *Lisjaki on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Komen {{Komen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kodreti
Kodreti () is a small village east of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy. The parish church in the settlement serves all the surrounding villages of Koboli, Večkoti, Čehovini, Dolanci, and Trebižani, and is known as the Parish of Branica. It is dedicated to Saint Catherine and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. Originally the church stood on Lukovnik Hill above the village. It was dedicated in 1518. It was abandoned and demolished after the religious reforms of Joseph II were put into effect. A second church was built in Dolanci in 1805, but was also later abandoned; according to local tradition, a fight that led to bloodshed inside the church had desecrated Desecration is the act of depriving something of its sacred character, or the disrespectful, contemptuous, or destructive treatment of that which is held to be sacred or holy by a group or individual. Detail Many consider acts of desecration to .. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Koboli
Koboli (; it, Cobolli) is a small settlement southeast of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen 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 ... next to the border with Italy. References External links *Koboli on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Komen {{Komen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kobjeglava
Kobjeglava (; it, Còbbia) is a village west of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy. Name Kobjeglava was attested in written sources in 1300 as ''Cobila glaua'' and in 1349 as ''Cublaglauua''. The name is derived from reduction of ''*Kobilja glava'' 'mare's head', based on a metaphorical motivation. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Koper Diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa .... References< ...
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Kobdilj
Kobdilj (; it, Cobidil San Gregorio) is a village south of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy. History During the Second World War the village was burned by German forces. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Gregory and belongs to the Parish of Štanjel. Observatory There is an astronomical observatory in the settlement. It was built between 2005 and 2008 and put into regular remote operation in January 2008. Most of the research time in the observatory is dedicated to monitoring variable stars. Notable residents * Stanko Bunc (1907–1969), linguist and literary historian *Max Fabiani Maximilian Fabiani, commonly known as Max Fabiani ( it, Massimo, sl, Maks) (29 April 1865 – 12 August 1962) was a cosmopolitan trilingual architect and town planner of mixed Italian-Austrian ancestry, born in the village of Kobdilj near Š ... (1865–1962), architect * Anton Mahnič (1850–1920), Roman Cat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Klanec Pri Komnu
Klanec pri Komnu () is a small village west of Komen 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 ... close to the border with Italy. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Klanec'' to ''Klanec pri Komnu'' in 1953. Cultural heritage There is a stone monument in the center of the village commemorating Hungarian soldiers killed in the First World War. The monument stands on a stepped plinth; it consists of a cube engraved with the Hungarian coat of arms and the years 1915–1916 topped by an obelisk. It is surrounded by small pillars, of which two are preserved originals. References External links *Klanec pri Komnu on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Komen {{Komen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ivanji Grad
Ivanji Grad () is a village west of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The small church in the settlement is dedicated to The Finding of the True Cross and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ... of Komen. References External links *Ivanji Grad on Geopedia [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hruševica
Hruševica () is a small village southwest of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy. The local church is dedicated to Saint Joseph and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ... of Štanjel. References External links Hruševica on Geopedia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |