Komenda
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| Komenda | |||
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| — Town and Municipality — | |||
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| Coordinates: 46°12′26.2″N 14°32′20.55″E / 46.207278°N 14.5390417°ECoordinates: 46°12′26.2″N 14°32′20.55″E / 46.207278°N 14.5390417°E | |||
| Country |  Slovenia |
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| First mention | 1147 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor and governor | Tomaž Drolec | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 24.0 km2 (9.3 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 346.8 m (1,138 ft) | ||
| Population (2005)[1] | |||
| • Total | 4,901 | ||
| • Density | 204.2/km2 (528.9/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) | ||
| Area code(s) | 01 | ||
| Website | www.komenda.si | ||
Komenda is a town and a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Above the settlement is a complex with a castle, a Baroque church dedicated to Saint Peter, a parsonage, stables and a cemetery. The church is first referred to in documents dating to 1147. In 1726 the old church was pulled down to make way for the new building. The surroundings were redesigned according to plans by the architect Jože Plečnik.[2]
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[edit] Notable citizens
- Peter Jakob baron Testaferatta (1673–1763) - Maltese knight
- Peter Pavel Glavar (1721–1784) - agriculture and beekeeping innovator
- Ivan Selan (1902–1981) - cartographer
- France Pibernik (born 1928) - poet and writer
- Ivan Sivec (born 1949) - writer and journalist
[edit] Twin municipalities
[edit] Personalities
Komenda is a popular surname:
- Viacheslav Komenda - Ukrainian software developer
[edit] References
- ^ "Statistics of Komenda". Municipality of Komenda. 2008. http://www.komenda.si/si/?L=11. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
- ^ Slovenian Tourist Board site
[edit] External links
- Komenda, official page of municipality (Slovene)
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