Komen

Komen (Italian Comeno, German Komein ) is a municipality in western Slovenia. It is part of the historical region of Primorska ( Littoral ) and the Statistical Obalno - kraška ( coastal and karst area ). The best known town in the municipality is Štanjel.

Geography

The Municipality of Komen covers an area of ​​103 km ². It ranges in the west of the Italian border to Wippachtal in the Northeast. In the north Komen borders the municipalities of Miren - Kostanjevica, Nova Gorica, Ajdovščina and on the south by the municipality of Sežana.

Geology

Komen is located in the center of the Karst.

Management

Komen is one of 210 Slovenian municipalities. The seat of government is in the same place Komen. The municipality consists of 35 settlements and village communities:

  • Brestovica pri Komnu (German: " Prestowitz at Komein " )
  • Brje pri Komnu (German: " Bariah at Santa Merten " )
  • Čehovini (German: " Gschäß " )
  • Čipnje (German: " Zippein " )
  • Coljava (German: " Zollburg " )
  • Divči (German: " Diwitz " )
  • Dolanci (German: " Dollenz " )
  • Gabrovica pri Komnu (German: " Sonnbergstuben at Komein " )
  • Gorjansko (German: " Gore Zach " )
  • Hruševica (German: " Krasch " )
  • Ivanji degree ( Eng.: " Johannesburg " )
  • Klanec pri Komnu (German: " Glanitsch at Komein " )
  • Kobdilj (German: "grasping stone " )
  • Kobjeglava (German: " Kubelglau " )
  • Koboli (German: " Kobel " )
  • Kodreti (German: " Krottenheim " )
  • Komen (German: " Komein " )
  • Lisjaki (German: " Lissiach " )
  • Lukovec (German: " Lukawitz " )
  • Mali Dol (German: " Kleinthal " )
  • Nadrožica (German: " Roitschitz " )
  • Preserje pri Komnu (German: " Presser " )
  • Rubije (English: "Upper snake " )
  • Šibelji (German: "Low- snake " )
  • Škofi (German: " Schkofelach " )
  • Škrbina (German: " Schörbin " )
  • Štanjel (English: " Saint Daniel" )
  • Sveto (German: " Niederzautt " )
  • Tomačevica (German: " Thome Count " )
  • Trebižani (German: " Gereuth " )
  • Tupelče (German: " Dublitsch " )
  • Vale (German: " Wallenberg " )
  • Večkoti (German: " Besslau " )
  • Volčji degree ( Eng.: " Wolfsburg " )
  • Zagrajec (German: " Seyfridshof " )

History

In the Middle Ages Komen was a part of the Duchy of Friuli. In the 13th century, the area fell to the Counts of Gorizia. After the last Count of Gorizia died, Komen went in 1500 to the Habsburgs, the eingliederten the area in the County of Gorizia and Gradisca Gefürstete, which existed until 1918. During World War I the western part of the municipality was drawn by the neighboring Isonzo affected. In November 1918, First Italian troops occupied the area. In November 1920, Italy agreed in the Treaty of Rapallo border with the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes on the border issues: Komen was Italian.

On 15 February 1944 Komen was burned by German troops. The inhabitants were forced to relocate to Bavaria and were able to return to their homes until after the Second World War.

1947 Komen part of the Republic of Yugoslavia, in 1991 part of the Republic of Slovenia.

Personalities

  • Max Fabiani (1865-1962), Italian architect
  • Antun Mahnič (1850-1920), Bishop, promoter of Slovenian and Croatian culture
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