Municipality of Divača

Municipality of Divača
Občina Divača
Municipality

Location of the Municipality of Divača in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°39′N 14°01′E / 45.650°N 14.017°E / 45.650; 14.017Coordinates: 45°39′N 14°01′E / 45.650°N 14.017°E / 45.650; 14.017
Country  Slovenia
Government
  Mayor Drago Božac
Area
  Total 147.8 km2 (57.1 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
  Total 3,829
  Density 26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)
Website www.divaca.si

The Municipality of Divača (Slovene: Občina Divača) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border.[2] The seat of the municipality is the town of Divača. 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). Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in the municipality.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born in the Municipality of Divača include:

References

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