The Municipality of Kostel (; sl, Občina Kostel) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in southern
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 ...
. Its seat is the settlement of
Vas.
It is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region.
Geography
Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the n ...
and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija) is a statistical region in southeast Slovenia. It is the largest statistical region. The development of this region is largely the result of industry (the au ...
.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Vas, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Ajbelj
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Banja Loka
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Briga
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Brsnik
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Colnarji
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Delač
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Dolenja Žaga
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Dolenji Potok
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Dren
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Drežnik
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Fara
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Gladloka
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Gorenja Žaga
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Gorenji Potok
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Gotenc
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Grgelj
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Grivac
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Hrib pri Fari
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Jakšiči
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Jesenov Vrt
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Kaptol
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Kostel
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Krkovo nad Faro
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Kuželič
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Kuželj
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Laze pri Kostelu
Laze pri Kostelu () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. It lies in a small valley east of Kuželj. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia S ...
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Lipovec pri Kostelu
Lipovec pri Kostelu () is a small remote settlement west of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
The Southeast Slovenia Statist ...
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Mavrc
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Nova Sela
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Oskrt
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Padovo pri Fari
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Petrina
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Pirče
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Planina
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Poden
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Podstene pri Kostelu
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Potok
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Puc
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Rajšele
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Rake
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Sapnik
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Selo pri Kostelu
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Slavski Laz
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Srednji Potok
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Srobotnik ob Kolpi
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Štajer
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Stelnik
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Stružnica
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Suhor
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Tišenpolj
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Vimolj
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Vrh pri Fari
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Zapuže pri Kostelu
References
External links
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Municipality of Kostel on GeopediaKostel municipal site
Kostel
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