Municipality of Komen

The Municipality of Komen (pronounced [ˈkoːmən]; Slovene: Občina Komen) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border.[2] 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).

Municipality of Komen Občina Komen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Komen in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′N 13°45′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Danijel Božič
Area
• Total	102.7 km^2 (39.7 sq mi)
Population  (2002)[1]
• Total	3,515
• Density	34/km^2 (89/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)

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 the municipality of Komen include:

• Max Fabiani, architect
• Franco Giraldi, Italian film director
• Anton Mahnič, theologian, activist, bishop of Krk
• Marjan Rožanc, writer and essayist
• Majda Širca, journalist and politician

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
2. Komen municipal site

External links

• Media related to Municipality of Komen at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipal website
• Municipality of Komen on Geopedia