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Kobdilj Cobidil San Gregorio
KobdiljLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′57.6″N 13°51′7.26″E / 45.816000°N 13.8520167°E / 45.816000; 13.8520167
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Slovene Littoral
Statistical region	Coastal–Karst
Municipality	Komen
Area
• Total	5.82 km (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation	276.3 m (906.5 ft)
Population
• Total	194

Kobdilj (pronounced [ˈkoːbdil]; Italian: Cobidil San Gregorio) is a village south of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy.

History

During the Second World War the village was burned by German forces.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Gregory and belongs to the Parish of Štanjel.

Observatory

There is an astronomical observatory in the settlement. It was built between 2005 and 2008 and put into regular remote operation in January 2008. Most of the research time in the observatory is dedicated to monitoring variable stars.

Notable residents

• Stanko Bunc (1907–1969), linguist and literary historian
• Max Fabiani (1865–1962), architect
• Anton Mahnič (1850–1920), Roman Catholic bishop and theologian

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Municipality of Komen website
3. LOCUS. 2014. Urbanistični načrt urbanega območja Štanjela: konceptualni del. Solkan, p. 5.
4. Čeligoj, Ana, & Tina Jazbec. Nekdanja Vila Storič, Komen.
5. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Kobdilj Astronomical Observatory site". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
7. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 315–316.

External links

• Media related to Kobdilj at Wikimedia Commons
• Kobdilj on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Komen
Settlements	Administrative seat: Komen Current Brestovica pri Komnu Brje pri Komnu Čehovini Čipnje Coljava Divči Dolanci Gabrovica pri Komnu Gorjansko Hruševica Ivanji Grad Klanec pri Komnu Kobdilj Kobjeglava Koboli Kodreti Lisjaki Lukovec Mali Dol Nadrožica Preserje pri Komnu Rubije Šibelji Škofi Škrbina Štanjel Sveto Tomačevica Trebižani Tupelče Vale Večkoti Volčji Grad Zagrajec Former Gabrje Kovači
Landmarks	Ferrari Garden Komen Parish Church Štanjel Castle Štanjel Parish Church
Notable people	Max Fabiani Anton Mahnič

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