Municipality of Komen

Municipality of Komen Občina Komen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Komen in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′N 13°45′E / 45.817°N 13.750°E / 45.817; 13.750
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Erik Modic
Area
• Total	102.7 km2 (39.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,631
• Density	35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)

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). It borders Italy.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Komen, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

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

External links

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

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Municipality of Komen

Settlements

Administrative seat: Komen

Current	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
Former	Gabrje Kovači

Landmarks

• Ferrari Garden
• Komen Parish Church
• Štanjel Castle
• Štanjel Parish Church

Notable people

• Max Fabiani
• Anton Mahnič