Municipality of Divača explained

Municipality of Divača
Native Name:Občina Divača
Native Name Lang:sl
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:45.65°N 15°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Drago Božac
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:147.8
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3829
Population As Of:2002
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02

The Municipality of Divača (in Slovenian pronounced as /diˈʋaːtʃa/; Slovenian: 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]

Settlements

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

Notable people

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/popis2002/en/ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  2. http://www.divaca.si/ Divača municipal site
  3. http://www.park-skocjanske-jame.si/ Škocjan Caves site
  4. Encyclopedia: Kacin-Wohinz . Milica . Danilo Zelen . Enciklopedija Slovenije . 2001 . 15 . 151 . Mladinska knjiga . Ljubljana.