Dolnja Košana
Dolnja Košana (pronounced [ˈdoːlnja kɔˈʃaːna], in older sources Dolenja Košana,[2] German: Unterkoschana[2]) is a village west of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
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  Dolnja Košana Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′54.94″N 14°7′25.2″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Pivka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 384 |
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The Košana parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[4]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Dolnja Košana include:
- Franc Šturm (1881–1944), linguist, translator, and communist activist[5]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
- Pivka municipal site
- Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "Franc Šturm." Slovenski biografski leksikon. (in Slovene)
External links
Media related to Dolnja Košana at Wikimedia Commons- Dolnja Košana on Geopedia
- Košana Local Community site
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Pivka
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