Ajdovščina

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Ajdovščina

Coat of arms

Location of the Municipality of Ajdovščina in Slovenia

Ajdovščina

Location of the city of Ajdovščina in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°53′N 13°55′E / 45.883, 13.917

Country

Slovenia

Municipality

Ajdovščina

Government

- Mayor

Marijan Poljšak

Area

- Total

94.7 sq mi (245.2 km²)

Population (2002)

- Total

18,095

- males

9,004

- female

9,091

Average age

38.83 years

Residential areas

29.99 m² (322.8 sq ft)/person

Households

5,720

Families

4,835

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.

Website: Official site

Ajdovščina (Italian: Aidussina, German: Haidenschaft) is a small town and a municipality with the same name and a population of 7000, located in the Vipava Valley (Vipavska dolina), Slovenia.

The first mentions of Ajdovščina go as far as 2000 BC but the town became better known around 200 BC as Mansio Fluvio Frigido, a small post in use by the Roman empire later in the 200 AC also known as Castra or Castrum ad Fluvio Frigido whose remains are still visible.

Ajdovščina and its surroundings were a very important commercial and strategical point as some major battles took place in the Vipava Valley, such as in 394 AD the Battle of the Frigidus. A local legend mentions that Theodosius I used the strong northern winds that are known as burja (English: bora) and common in Ajdovščina and the Vipava Valley to his favor and disabled the enemy archers and pilum units with the help of the wind.

The river Hubelj is the dividing line between the 2 bigger parts of Ajdovščina, that are localy known as Šturje and Ajdovščina. During the pre-World War I years the river was also the border between Goriška and Carniola, two of the Slovenian regions.

Despite the fact that the Italian border is less than 20 km away the style of the town does not resemble that of a typical Italian town. This may be attributed to the fact that in World War II Ajdovščina was under Italian occupation and this left a big mark on the local people. And because the bora winds that are known would cause a lot of trouble to the common Italian house construction. Thus the population adopted and modified the classical Kras architecture for their own needs, like for example putting stones on roofs.

After the World War II Ajdovščina became the economical and cultural centre of the upper Vipava Valley.

Major industries include textile fabrics, construction, food, beverage and furniture.

The climate is Mediterranean (minimum temperature in winter −1 °C, maximum 17 °C; in the summer time maximum temperature 39 °C, minimum 20 °C). The town is located around 25 km from the Adriatic Sea.

1 Towns and villages
2 Demographics
3 Notable citizens
4 See also
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[edit] Towns and villages

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