Komenda
46°12′26″N 14°32′21″E / 46.20722°N 14.53917°E
Komenda | |
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Flag of Komenda Flag Coat of arms of Komenda Coat of arms | |
 Municipal location in Slovenia | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| First mention | 1147 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor and governor | Tomaž Drolec |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.0 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,901 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 01 |
| Website | www.komenda.si |
Komenda is a municipality in central Slovenia, circa 6 km North of Kamnik. The town has 4,451 residents.
The Municipality of Komenda consists 14 towns:
Komenda, Moste, Suhadole, Žeje, Klanec, Gmajnica, Potok, Breg, Gora, Nasovče, Mlaka, Komendska Dobrava, Podboršt and Križ.
Notable citizens
- Peter Jakob baron Testaferatta (1673-1763) - Maltese knight commandator
- 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
See List of Slovenes.
Twin towns
External links
- Komenda, official page of municipality (in Slovene)
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- ^ "Statistics of Komenda". Municipality of Komenda. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.