Municipality of Divača
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| Municipality of Divača Občina Divača |
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| Coordinates: 45°39′N 14°01′E / 45.650°N 14.017°ECoordinates: 45°39′N 14°01′E / 45.650°N 14.017°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Drago Božac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 147.8 km2 (57.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,829 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
| Website | www.divaca.si |
The Municipality of Divača (Slovene: Občina Divača) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border.[2] The seat of the municipality is the town of Divača. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when the former Municipality of Sežana was dissolved into four smaller municipalities (Sežana, Komen, Divača, and Hrpelje–Kozina). Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in the municipality.[3]
Notable people [edit]
Notable people that were born in the Municipality of Divača include:
- Ita Rina (1907–1979), actress
- Rudolf Cvetko (1880–1977), Olympic fencer
- Danilo Zelen (1907–1941), anti-Fascist insurgence leader
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External links [edit]
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Divača railway station
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