Municipality Komen Area 6.33 km² Population 190 (2002) | Region Slovenian Littoral Elevation 321 m Local time Thursday 3:27 PM | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 43% Humidity | ||
Kobjeglava ([kɔbjɛˈɡlaːʋa]; Italian: Còbbia) is a village west of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy.
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Map of 6222 Kobjeglava, Slovenia
Name
Kobjeglava was attested in written sources in 1300 as Cobila glaua and in 1349 as Cublaglauua. The name is derived from reduction of *Kobilja glava 'mare's head', based on a metaphorical motivation.
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Koper Diocese.
References
Kobjeglava Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA