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Municipality of Ajdovščina
Občina Ajdovščina
Coat of arms of Municipality of Ajdovščina
Location of the Municipality of Ajdovščina in Slovenia
Location of the Municipality of Ajdovščina in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°53′N 13°55′E / 45.883°N 13.917°E / 45.883; 13.917
Country Slovenia
Government
 • MayorTadej Beočanin
Area
 • Total245.2 km2 (94.7 sq mi)
Population
 (July 1, 2018)[1]
 • Total19,154
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
Websiteajdovscina.si

The Municipality of Ajdovščina (pronounced [ˈaːi̯dɔu̯ʃtʃina]; Slovene: Občina Ajdovščina) is a municipality with a population of a little over 19,000 located in the Vipava Valley, southwestern Slovenia.[1] The municipality was established in 1994.[2] Its seat is in the town of Ajdovščina.[3] As of 2020, its mayor is Tadej Beočanin.[4]

Ajdovščina is part of the Slovene Littoral traditional region as well as modern Gorizia statistical region.

The climate is influenced by the Mediterranean (minimum temperature in winter −1 °C (30 °F), maximum 17 °C (63 °F); in the summer time maximum temperature 39 °C (102 °F), minimum 20 °C (68 °F). Its characteristic is the bora wind, which may reach the speeds over 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph).

Settlements

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

Demographics

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Population by native language, 2002 census:

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Občina Ajdovščina". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Milenković, Aleksandar (2007). "Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v številkah" [The Establishment of the Local Self-Government in the Republic of Slovenia in Numbers] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. p. 14. ISBN 978-961-239-131-7.
  3. ^ "Pregled mestnih naselij in naselij mestnih območij, merila za uvrstitev, sedeži občin, podatki o prebivalstvu in delovno aktivnem prebivalstvu, Slovenija, 1. 1. 2011" [Review of urban settlements and settlements within urban areas, classification criteria, seats of municipalities, data on population and persons in employment, Slovenia, 1 January 2011]. Statistični letopis Republike Slovenije [The Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Slovenia] (in English and Slovenian). Ljubljana: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2011. ISSN 1318-5403.
  4. ^ "Občine Slovenije: Občina Ajdovščina" [The Municipalities of Slovenia: The Municipality of Ajdovščina]. Skupnostobcin.si (in Slovenian). Skupnost občin Slovenije [Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia]. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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