Municipality of Komen
The Municipality of Komen (pronounced [ˈkoːmən]; Slovene: Občina Komen) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border.[2] The seat of the municipality is the town of Komen. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when the former Municipality of Sežana was dissolved into four smaller municipalities (Divača, Hrpelje-Kozina, Komen, and Sežana).
Municipality of Komen 
    Občina Komen  | |
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![]() Location of the Municipality of Komen in Slovenia  | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′N 13°45′E | |
| Country | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Danijel Božič | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.7 km2 (39.7 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2002)[1]  | |
| • Total | 3,515 | 
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) | 
Settlements
    
In addition to the municipal seat of Komen, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
- Brestovica pri Komnu
 - Brje pri Komnu
 - Čehovini
 - Čipnje
 - Coljava
 - Divči
 - Dolanci
 - Gabrovica pri Komnu
 - Gorjansko
 - Hruševica
 - Ivanji Grad
 - Klanec pri Komnu
 - Kobdilj
 - Kobjeglava
 - Koboli
 - Kodreti
 - Lisjaki
 - Lukovec
 - Mali Dol
 - Nadrožica
 - Preserje pri Komnu
 - Rubije
 - Šibelji
 - Škofi
 - Škrbina
 - Štanjel
 - Sveto
 - Tomačevica
 - Trebižani
 - Tupelče
 - Vale
 - Večkoti
 - Volčji Grad
 - Zagrajec
 
Notable people
    
Notable people that were born or lived in the municipality of Komen include:
- Max Fabiani, architect
 - Franco Giraldi, Italian film director
 - Anton Mahnič, theologian, activist, bishop of Krk
 - Marjan Rožanc, writer and essayist
 - Majda Širca, journalist and politician
 
External links
    
 Media related to Municipality of Komen at Wikimedia Commons- Municipal website
 - Municipality of Komen on Geopedia
 
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