Kobjeglava

Kobjeglava
Kobjeglava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′57.23″N 13°48′24.66″E / 45.8158972°N 13.8068500°E / 45.8158972; 13.8068500Coordinates: 45°48′57.23″N 13°48′24.66″E / 45.8158972°N 13.8068500°E / 45.8158972; 13.8068500
Country Slovenia
Region Slovenian Littoral
Municipality Komen
Area
 • Total 6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Elevation 321.4 m (1,054.5 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 190
[1]

Kobjeglava (pronounced [kɔbjɛˈɡlaːʋa]; Italian: Còbbia[2]) is a village west of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy.[3]

Name

Kobjeglava was attested in written sources in 1300 as Cobila glaua and in 1349 as Cublaglauua. The name is derived from reduction of *Kobilja glava 'mare's head', based on a metaphorical motivation.[4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Atlante stradale d'Italia. Nord. Milan: Touring Club Italiano. 2004. p. 20.
  3. ↑ Komen municipal site
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 192.
  5. ↑ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine.
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