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Kobjeglava

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Country
  
Slovenia

Municipality
  
Komen

Area
  
6.33 km²

Population
  
190 (2002)

Region
  
Slovenian Littoral

Elevation
  
321 m

Local time
  
Thursday 3:27 PM

Kobjeglava

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.

Contents

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