The Municipality of Kostel (; sl, Občina Kostel) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in southern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. Its seat is the settlement of
Vas.
It is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region.
Geography
Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the n ...
and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region
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.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Vas, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Ajbelj
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Banja Loka
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Briga
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Brsnik
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Colnarji
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Delač
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Dolenja Žaga
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Dolenji Potok
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Dren
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Drežnik
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Fara
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Gladloka
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Gorenja Žaga
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Gorenji Potok
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Gotenc
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Grgelj
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Grivac
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Hrib pri Fari
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Jakšiči
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Jesenov Vrt
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Kaptol
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Kostel
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Krkovo nad Faro
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Kuželič
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Kuželj
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Laze pri Kostelu
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Lipovec pri Kostelu
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Mavrc
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Nova Sela
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Oskrt
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Padovo pri Fari
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Petrina
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Pirče
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Planina
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Poden
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Podstene pri Kostelu
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Potok
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Puc
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Rajšele
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Rake
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Sapnik
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Selo pri Kostelu
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Slavski Laz
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Srednji Potok
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Srobotnik ob Kolpi
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Štajer
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Stelnik
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Stružnica
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Suhor
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Tišenpolj
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Vimolj
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Vrh pri Fari
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Zapuže pri Kostelu
References
External links
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Municipality of Kostel on GeopediaKostel municipal site
Kostel
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