Municipality of Idrija

Municipality of Idrija
Občina Idrija
Municipality
Coat of arms of Municipality of Idrija
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Idrija in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Idrija in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°00′N 14°01′E / 46.000°N 14.017°E / 46.000; 14.017
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorTomaž Vencelj
Area
 • Total
293.7 km2 (113.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total
11,990
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websitewww.idrija.si Edit this at Wikidata

The Municipality of Idrija (pronounced [ˈiːdrija]; Slovene: Občina Idrija) is a municipality in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Idrija. The municipality is located in the traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral and is in the Gorizia Statistical Region.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Idrija, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

History

For the history of the town of Idrija itself, see Idrija.

Near the town of Idrija there was an archaeological find of an approximately 43,100-year-old juvenile cave bear femur at Divje Babe, which may be a prehistoric flute.

Under Italian rule (1918–1943, nominally lasted to 1947), the area that is now the Municipality of Idrija was a comune of the Province of Gorizia (as Idria), except during the period between 1924 and 1927, when the Province of Gorizia was abolished and annexed to the Province of Udine.

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002