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Kobdilj

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Country
  
Slovenia

Elevation
  
276 m

Local time
  
Thursday 3:05 PM

Municipality
  
Municipality of Komen

Region
  
Slovenian Littoral

Area
  
5.82 km²

Population
  
194 (2002)

Kobdilj

Weather
  
17°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 44% Humidity

Kobdilj ([ˈkoːbdil]; Italian: Cobidil San Gregorio) is a village south of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy.

Contents

Map of 6222 Kobdilj, Slovenia

History

During the Second World War the village was burned by German forces.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Gregory and belongs to the Parish of Štanjel.

Observatory

There is an astronomical observatory in the settlement. It was built between 2005 and 2008 and put into regular remote operation in January 2008. Most of the research time in the observatory is dedicated to monitoring variable stars.

Notable residents

  • Stanko Bunc (1907–1969), linguist and literary historian
  • Max Fabiani (1865–1962), architect
  • Anton Mahnič (1850–1920), Roman Catholic bishop and theologian
  • References

    Kobdilj Wikipedia