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Municipality of Ajdovščina

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Country
  
Slovenia

Website
  
ajdovscina.si

Population
  
18,892 (2014)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01)

Area
  
245.2 km²

Municipality of Ajdovščina wwwticajdovscinasimmabinphpid2011112910333

Clubs and Teams
  
Rokometni klub Ajdovščina, NK Primorje

Points of interest
  
Rimska Utrdba Castra, Vina Ušaj USSAI, Hubelj ‑ območje izvirov in f, Kmetija poljsakova brajda, Rifugio Golaki

The Municipality of Ajdovščina ([ˈaːi̯dɔu̯ʃtʃina]; Slovene: Občina Ajdovščina) is a municipality with a population of a little below 19,000 located in the Vipava Valley, southwestern Slovenia. The municipality was established in 1994. Its seat is in the town of Ajdovščina. As of 2014, its mayor is Tadej Beočanin.

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Map of Municipality of Ajdov%C5%A1%C4%8Dina, Slovenia

The climate is influenced by the Mediterranean (minimum temperature in winter −1 °C (30 °F), maximum 17 °C (63 °F); in the summer time maximum temperature 39 °C (102 °F), minimum 20 °C (68 °F). Its characteristic is the bora wind, which may reach the speeds over 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph).

Demographics

Population by native language, 2002 census
Slovene: 16,760 Bosnian: 325 Serbian: 182 Serbo-Croatian: 141 Croatian: 139 Albanian: 164 Macedonian: 40 Italian: 16 Hungarian: 7 German: 3 Others: 38 Unknown: 380

Notable residents

  • Martin Baučer (1595–1668), historian
  • Anton Čebej (1722–1774), painter
  • Miša Cigoj (born 1982), dancesport athlete
  • Josip Križaj (1911–1948), pilot
  • Tobia Lionelli (1647–1714), preacher
  • Karel Lavrič (1818–1876), politician
  • Danilo Lokar (1892–1989), author
  • Veno Pilon (1896–1970), painter
  • Marijan Poljšak (born 1945), politician
  • Edi Šelhaus (1919–2011), photographer, photojournalist
  • Avgust Žigon (1877–1941), literary historian

    • References

    Municipality of Ajdovščina Wikipedia
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