Kostanj, Kamnik

Kostanj
Kostanj
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′39.1″N 14°44′33.13″E / 46.227528°N 14.7425361°E / 46.227528; 14.7425361Coordinates: 46°13′39.1″N 14°44′33.13″E / 46.227528°N 14.7425361°E / 46.227528; 14.7425361
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Kamnik
Elevation 537.9 m (1,764.8 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 47
[1]

Kostanj (pronounced [ˈkɔːstan]) is a small village in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Dorothea.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kostanj include:

  • Pavel Pestotnik (1879–1955), politician and organizer of the Sokol movement[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Pogačnik, Frido. 1956. "Dr. Pavel Pestotnik." Zbornik Svobodne Slovenije 8: 281. (in Slovene)
  3. ↑ "Pavel Pestotnik." Slovenska biografija.
  4. ↑ "Nekaj opomb k vpisom." 1963. Planinski vestnik 19(12): 626.


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