Tomaj
| Tomaj | |
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_location_map.svg.png)  Tomaj Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′21.06″N 13°51′24.19″E / 45.7558500°N 13.8567194°ECoordinates: 45°45′21.06″N 13°51′24.19″E / 45.7558500°N 13.8567194°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Region | Slovenian Littoral |
| Municipality | Sežana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 345 |
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Tomaj (pronounced [ˈtoːmai̯] or [tɔˈmaːi̯]; Italian: Tomadio) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy.[2]
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church is a small building next to the cemetery and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.[3]
Notable people
Notable peole that were born or lived in Tomaj include:
- Anton Černe (1813–1891), politician[4]
- Urban Golmajer (1820–1905), priest, social care and education promoter, viticultural society founder[4]
- Pavel Klapše (ca. 1688–1772), religious writer[4]
- Pavel Knobl (1765–1830), poet and musician[4]
- Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926), poet[4]
- Matija Sila (1840–1925), regional historian[4]
- Alojzij Šonc (1872–1958), composer[4]
- Viktor Šonc (1878–1964), composer[4]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Sežana municipal site
- ↑ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 339.
External links
Media related to Tomaj at Wikimedia Commons- Tomaj on Geopedia
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