Komanija

Komanija
Komanija
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°2′41.05″N 14°25′43.97″E / 46.0447361°N 14.4288806°E / 46.0447361; 14.4288806Coordinates: 46°2′41.05″N 14°25′43.97″E / 46.0447361°N 14.4288806°E / 46.0447361; 14.4288806
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Area
 • Total 0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation 311.4 m (1,021.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 80
[1]

Komanija (pronounced [kɔmaˈniːja]) is a small settlement south of Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] The core of the village lies in a sunny position on a broad terrace above a plain, and it extends up the slope of Gradišča Hill (530 m) to the west and down to Horjulščica Creek (a.k.a. Horjulka Creek, a tributary of the Gradaščica) to the east.[3] In the past it was known as Komania in German.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Komanija include:

  • Josip Marinko (1848–1921), editor and journalist[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site Archived January 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. 1 2 Savnik, Roman (1970). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 416.
  4. ↑ "Uebersicht der in Folge a. h. Entschließung vom 26. Juli 1849 genehmigten provisorischen Gerichtseintheilung des Kronlandes Krain". Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung (141). November 24, 1849. p. 21.


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