The Municipality of Ajdovščina (; ) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
with a population of a little over 19,000 located in the
Vipava Valley, southwestern
Slovenia
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.
The municipality was established in 1994. Its seat is in the town of
Ajdovščina
Ajdovščina (; ,trilingual name "Haidenschaft, Aidussina, Ajdovščina" inGemeindelexikon, der im Reichsrate Vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. Bearbeit auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1900. Herausgegeben von der K. ...
. , its mayor is
Tadej Beočanin.
Ajdovščina is part of the
Slovene Littoral traditional region as well as modern
Gorizia statistical region
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.
The climate is influenced by the
Mediterranean
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(minimum temperature in winter , maximum ; in the summer time maximum temperature , minimum . Its characteristic is the
bora wind, which may reach the speeds over .
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Ajdovščina, the municipality includes the following settlements:
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Batuje
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Bela
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Brje
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Budanje
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Cesta
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Col
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Črniče
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Dobravlje
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Dolenje
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Dolga Poljana
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Gaberje
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Gojače
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Gozd
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Grivče
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Kamnje
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Kovk
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Kožmani
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Križna Gora
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Lokavec
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Male Žablje
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Malo Polje
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Malovše
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Otlica
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Plače
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Planina
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Podkraj
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Potoče
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Predmeja
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Ravne
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Selo
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Skrilje
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Šmarje
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Stomaž
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Tevče
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Ustje
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Velike Žablje
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Vipavski Križ
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Višnje
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Vodice
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Vrtovče
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Vrtovin
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Žagolič
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Žapuže
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Zavino
Demographics
Population by native language, 2002 census:
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Slovene: 16,760
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Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...
: 787
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Albanian: 164
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Macedonian: 40
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Italian
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* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
: 16
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Hungarian: 7
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German: 3
*Others: 38
*Unknown: 380
Notable residents
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Martin Baučer (1595–1668), historian
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Ivo Boscarol
Ivo Boscarol (; ), born 15 April 1956, is the founder of Pipistrel, a producer of Ultralight aviation, ultralight and light aircraft, based in Ajdovščina, Slovenia. Boscarol is most known as an aircraft designer and entrepreneur.
Early career ...
(born 1956), entrepreneur
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Anton Čebej (1722–1774), painter
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Miša Cigoj (born 1982), dancesport athlete
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Josip Križaj (1911–1948), aviator
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Tobia Lionelli (1647–1714), preacher
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Karel Lavrič (1818–1876), politician
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Danilo Lokar (1892–1989), author
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Veno Pilon (1896–1970), painter
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Marijan Poljšak (born 1945), politician
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Edi Šelhaus (1919–2011), photographer, photojournalist
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Avgust Žigon (1877–1941), literary historian
References
External links
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Municipality of Ajdovščina on Geopedia*
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Ajdovscina
1994 establishments in Slovenia