Municipality of Divača
Municipality of Divača Občina Divača | |
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Municipality | |
Location of the Municipality of Divača in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 45°39′N 14°01′E / 45.650°N 14.017°ECoordinates: 45°39′N 14°01′E / 45.650°N 14.017°E | |
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 |
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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:
- Rudolf Cvetko (1880–1977), Olympic fencer
- Bogomir Magajna (1904–1963), writer and psychiatrist
- Ita Rina (1907–1979), actress
- Danilo Zelen (1907–1941), anti-Fascist insurgence leader
References
External links
- Media related to Municipality of Divača at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipal website
- Municipality of Divača on Geopedia
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