The Municipality of Divača (; ) is a municipality in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
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, near the
Italian
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** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
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border. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Divača
Divača (; ) is a large nucleated village in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border. It is the seat of the Municipality of Divača and a railway hub.
Geography
Divača lies along the A1 motorway and the old main road from Seno ...
. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when the former Municipality of Sežana was dissolved into four smaller municipalities (Divača,
,
Komen
Komen (, or ''Comeno'') is a settlement in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Komen. It is located on the Karst Plateau in the Slovenian Littoral.
Name
Komen was attested in written sources in 1247 as ''Cominum'' (and as ''Cumin'' ...
, and
Sežana
Sežana (; ) is a town in the Slovenian Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy. It is the seat of the Municipality of Sežana. Sežana is located on the Karst Plateau, from Trieste, Italy, and from Ljubljana, the capital city ...
).
Škocjan Caves
Škocjan Caves (; , ) is a cave system located in Slovenia. Škocjan Caves was included on UNESCO’s list of natural and cultural World Heritage Sites in 1986. Škocjan Caves is a significant underground phenomenon on the Karst Plateau and in ...
, a
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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, is located in the municipality.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Divača, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Barka
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Betanja
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Brežec pri Divači
Brežec pri Divači (; ) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia
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Dane pri Divači
Dane or Danes may refer to:
People Pertaining to Denmark
* Dane, somebody from Denmark
* Danes, an ethnic group native to Denmark
* Danes (tribe), an ancient North Germanic tribe
Other people
* Dane (name), a surname and a given name (and a lis ...
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Dolenja Vas
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Dolnje Ležeče
Dolnje Ležeče (; ) is a settlement next to Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
The local church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Parish
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Dolnje Vreme
Dolnje Vreme (, , ) is a village in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia
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Famlje
Famlje (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Church
The local church is dedicated to Saint Thomas and belongs to the Parish
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Gabrče
Gabrče (; ) is a village southwest of Senožeče in the Municipality of Divača in the Slovenian Littoral, Littoral region of Slovenia.
Church
The local church is dedicated to Anthony of Padua, Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Parish of ...
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Goriče pri Famljah Goriče () may refer to:
* Goriče, Kranj, a village in Slovenia
* Goriče, Postojna, a village in Slovenia
* Goriče pri Famljah, a village in Slovenia
* Srednja Vas–Goriče, a village in Slovenia
See also
* Gorice (disambiguation)
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Gornje Ležeče
Gornje Ležeče (; ) is a small village in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia
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Gornje Vreme
Gornje Vreme (, , ) is a village on the banks of the Reka River in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Gornje Vreme include:
*Bogomir Magajna
Bogomir Magajna ...
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Gradišče pri Divači
Gradišče pri Divači (; ) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Gradišče'' to ''Gradišče pri Divači'' in 1953.
Church
The local church i ...
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Kačiče-Pared
Kačiče–Pared (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Geography
Gallows Cave () lies northwest of the settlement. In the mid-20th century older residents recalled finding beams set up in the rock ...
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Kozjane
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Laže
Laže (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name
The name ''Laže'' is derived from the plural demonym ''*Laz′ane'' (in turn from the common noun ''laz'' 'clearing in or near a woods overgrown with ...
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Matavun
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Misliče
Misliče (; ) is a small village above Artviže in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia
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Naklo
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Otošče
Otošče (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denomin ...
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Podgrad pri Vremah
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Potoče
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Senadole
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Senožeče
Senožeče (; , ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name
Senožeče was attested in historical sources as ''Sehenossecsch'' in 1217, ''Senosensach'' in 1297, and ''Sinesecha'' in 1310, among other s ...
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Škocjan
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Škoflje
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Vareje
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Vatovlje
Vatovlje (; ) is a small village in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
The parish church built just outside the settlement is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Koper Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, c ...
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Vremski Britof
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Zavrhek
Notable people
Notable people that were born in the Municipality of Divača include:
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Rudolf Cvetko
Rudolf Cvetko (November 17, 1880 – December 15, 1977) was a Slovene fencer who was the first Slovene winner of an Olympic medal. A competitor at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, Cvetko was part of the Austrian sabre team, which ...
(1880–1977), Olympic fencer
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Bogomir Magajna
Bogomir Magajna (January 13, 1904 – March 27, 1963) was a Slovene writer and psychiatrist.
Biography
Magajna was born in 1904 into a farming family in Gornje Vreme near Divača in what was then the Austrian Littoral. He began his schoolin ...
(1904–1963), writer and psychiatrist
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Ita Rina
Tamara Đorđević (born Italina Lida Kravanja; 7 July 1907 – 10 May 1979), known professionally as Ita Rina, was a Slovenian film actress and beauty queen. She was one of the major film stars in Germany and Czechoslovakia in the late 1920s and ...
(1907–1979), actress
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Danilo Zelen (1907–1941), anti-Fascist insurgence leader
References
External links
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Municipality of Divača on GeopediaMunicipal website
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1994 establishments in Slovenia
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