Knežak
Knežak (pronounced [knɛˈʒaːk]; German: Grafenbrunn,[2] Italian: Fontana del Conte[3][4]) is a village on the main road from Postojna to Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica.[5]
Knežak | |
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Knežak Location in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 45°37′33.41″N 14°14′20.75″E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
Area | |
• Total | 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 581.1 m (1,906.5 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 477 |
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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[6]
The poet, composer, and playwright Miroslav Vilhar (1818–1871) is buried in Knežak.[7]
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. 134.
- Baedeker, Karl (1929). Dalmatia & the Adriatic. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker. p. 134.
- Pelikan, Egon (2002). Tajno štetje prebivalstva v Julijski krajini leta 1933. Koper: Zgodovinsko društvo za južno Primorsko. pp. 84, 119.
- Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- "Miroslav Vilhar". Slovenski biografski leksikon (in Slovenian). Retrieved February 28, 2019.
External links
- Media related to Knežak at Wikimedia Commons
- Knežak on Geopedia
- Knežak Local Community site
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