Municipality of Komen | |
Native Name: | Občina Komen |
Native Name Lang: | sl |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 45.8167°N 58°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Erik Modic |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 102.7 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3631 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02 |
The Municipality of Komen (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkoːmən/; Slovenian: 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.
In addition to the municipal seat of Komen, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
Notable people that were born or lived in the municipality of Komen include: