Municipality of Ajdovščina
Municipality of Ajdovščina
Občina Ajdovščina | |
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Coordinates: 45°53′N 13°55′E / 45.883°N 13.917°ECoordinates: 45°53′N 13°55′E / 45.883°N 13.917°E | |
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Government | |
• Mayor | Tadej Beočanin |
Area | |
• Total | 245.2 km2 (94.7 sq mi) |
Population (July 1, 2018)[1] | |
• Total | 19,154 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
Website | ajdovscina.si |
The Municipality of Ajdovščina (pronounced [ˈaːi̯dɔu̯ʃtʃina]; Slovene: Občina Ajdovščina) is a municipality with a population of a little over 19,000 located in the Vipava Valley, southwestern Slovenia.[1] The municipality was established in 1994.[2] Its seat is in the town of Ajdovščina.[3] As of 2020, its mayor is .[4]
Ajdovščina is part of the Slovene Littoral traditional region as well as modern Gorizia statistical region.
The climate is influenced by the Mediterranean (minimum temperature in winter −1 °C (30 °F), maximum 17 °C (63 °F); in the summer time maximum temperature 39 °C (102 °F), minimum 20 °C (68 °F). Its characteristic is the bora wind, which may reach the speeds over 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph).
Settlements[]
In addition to the municipal seat of Ajdovščina, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
- Batuje
- Bela
- Brje
- Budanje
- Cesta
- Col
- Črniče
- Dobravlje
- Dolenje
- Dolga Poljana
- Gaberje
- Gojače
- Gozd
- Grivče
- Kamnje
- Kovk
- Kožmani
- Križna Gora
- Lokavec
- Male Žablje
- Malo Polje
- Malovše
- Otlica
- Plače
- Planina
- Podkraj
- Potoče
- Predmeja
- Ravne
- Selo
- Skrilje
- Šmarje
- Stomaž
- Tevče
- Ustje
- Velike Žablje
- Vipavski Križ
- Višnje
- Vodice
- Vrtovče
- Vrtovin
- Žagolič
- Žapuže
- Zavino
Demographics[]
Population by native language, 2002 census:
- Slovene: 16,760
- Serbo-Croatian: 787
- Albanian: 164
- Macedonian: 40
- Italian: 16
- Hungarian: 7
- German: 3
- Others: 38
- Unknown: 380
Notable residents[]
- Martin Baučer (1595–1668), historian
- Anton Čebej (1722–1774), painter
- (born 1982), dancesport athlete
- Josip Križaj (1911–1948), pilot
- Tobia Lionelli (1647–1714), preacher
- Karel Lavrič (1818–1876), politician
- Danilo Lokar (1892–1989), author
- Veno Pilon (1896–1970), painter
- (born 1945), politician
- (1919–2011), photographer, photojournalist
- (1877–1941), literary historian
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Občina Ajdovščina". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ Milenković, Aleksandar (2007). "Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah" [The Establishment of the Local Self-Government in the Republic of Slovenia in Numbers] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. p. 14. ISBN 978-961-239-131-7.
- ^ "Pregled mestnih naselij in naselij mestnih območij, merila za uvrstitev, sedeži občin, podatki o prebivalstvu in delovno aktivnem prebivalstvu, Slovenija, 1. 1. 2011" [Review of urban settlements and settlements within urban areas, classification criteria, seats of municipalities, data on population and persons in employment, Slovenia, 1 January 2011]. Statistični letopis Republike Slovenije [The Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Slovenia] (in English and Slovenian). Ljubljana: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2011. ISSN 1318-5403.
- ^ "Občine Slovenije: Občina Ajdovščina" [The Municipalities of Slovenia: The Municipality of Ajdovščina]. Skupnostobcin.si (in Slovenian). Skupnost občin Slovenije [Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia]. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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