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[update], its mayor is Tadej Beočanin.[4]
Municipality of Ajdovščina
Občina Ajdovščina | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of the Municipality of Ajdovščina in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′N 13°55′E / 45.883°N 13.917°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| 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 |
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
editIn addition to the municipal seat of Ajdovščina, the municipality 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
editPopulation 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
edit- Martin Baučer (1595–1668), historian
- Ivo Boscarol (born 1956), entrepreneur
- Anton Čebej (1722–1774), painter
- Miša Cigoj (born 1982), dancesport athlete
- Josip Križaj (1911–1948), aviator
- Tobia Lionelli (1647–1714), preacher
- Karel Lavrič (1818–1876), politician
- Danilo Lokar (1892–1989), author
- Veno Pilon (1896–1970), painter
- Marijan Poljšak (born 1945), politician
- Edi Šelhaus (1919–2011), photographer, photojournalist
- Avgust Žigon (1877–1941), literary historian
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Municipality of Ajdovščina at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Ajdovščina on Geopedia
- Municipality of Ajdovščina official page (in Slovene)
