Ajdovščina
Ajdovščina (Italian: Aidussina, German: Haidenschaft) is a small Slovenian town that is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Ajdovščina (Slovene: Občina Ajdovščina). It is an economic and cultural centre of the Vipava Valley (Slovene: Vipavska dolina), southwestern Slovenia, near the border with Italy.
Ajdovščina | |
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 The town of Ajdovščina | |
 Map showing, in red, Ajdovščina | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′10″N 13°54′35″E / 45.88611°N 13.90972°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional regional | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Goriška |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tadej Beočanin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 245.2 km2 (94.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2017)[3] | |
| • Total | 19,093 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 5270 |
| ISO 3166-2 | SI-001 |
| Website | Official website |
The municipality of Ajdovščina was established on 10 March 1994.[4] Its administrative centre is the town of Ajdovščina.
Geography
changeThe municipality has an area 245.2 km2 (94.7 sq mi),[1] and a population, in 2017, of 19,093: 9,659 men and 9,434 women.[3] Its population density is of 77.9 inhabitants/km2.
The highest point in the municipality is the Veliki Golak mountain (45°58′43.18″N 13°51′51.36″E / 45.9786611°N 13.8642667°E) in Predmeja near the border with the municipality of Nova Gorica; it is 1,495 m (4,905 ft) high.[5] The lowest point is on the Vipava river to the south of the village of Batuje – lying at 60 m (197 ft) above sea level.[6] The average altitude at the town of Ajdovščina is 106 m (348 ft).[2]
The main river in the municipality or that flows through it is the Vipava. The Hubelj river, a right tributary of the Vipava, is a short stream that divides the town of Ajdovščina in two large parts: Ajdovščina itself and Šturje.
The municipality of Ajdovščina is surrounded by the following municipalities: Idrija to the north and east, Postojna to the southeast, Vipava to the south, Komen to the southwest and Nova Gorica to the west.[7]
Climate
changeMild winters and hot summers are typical of the Vipava Valley. The average (or mean) July temperature in Ajdovščina, is 24 °C (75 °F) and the average winter temperature is 4 °C (39 °F). The average annual rainfall in the Vipava Valley is 1,500 mm (59.1 in). The Bora wind is a characteristic wind of the valley which is more common during winter; it is a cold and strong wind.[8]
Settlements
changeThere are 45 settlements (Slovene: Naselja) in the municipality; the main is Ajdovščina, which is the administrative centre of the municipality.
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Sister cities
changeThe municipality of Ajdovščina is twinned with:
Quiliano, Italy
People from Ajdovščina
change- Anton Čebej (1722–1774), painter
- Danilo Lokar (1892–1989), author
- Veno Pilon (1896–1970), painter
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Communes of Slovenia". Statoids. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Population by sex, municipalities and settlements, Slovenia, 1 January 2017" (xls). Statistical Office of Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 5 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Milenković, Aleksandar (2007). Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v stevilkah [The Establishment of the Local Self-Government in the Republic of Slovenia in Numbers] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. p. 14. ISBN 978-961-239-131-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Veliki Golak" (in Slovenian). Geopedia.si. 2002. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "More About Ajdovščina". Tourist Information Centre - Ajdovščina. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ↑ "Municipality of Ajdovščina - map" (in Slovenian). Geopedia.si. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ "Climate". Tourist Information Centre - Ajdovščina. Retrieved 10 September 2014.