Snežnik (settlement)
Snežnik | |
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  Snežnik Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′20.96″N 14°26′48.46″E / 45.5891556°N 14.4467944°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 95.03 km2 (36.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,242 - 1,745 m (−4,483 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 8 |
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Snežnik (pronounced [snɛˈʒniːk], German: Schneeberg[2]) is a dispersed settlement on the slopes of Mount Snežnik in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Geography[edit]
Snežnik includes the hamlets of Mašun to the north, Sviščaki to the west, and Gomanjče (German: Hermsburg,[2][4] Italian: Casa di caccia[4]) to the south on the border with Croatia.
History[edit]
Snežnik became an independent settlement in 1989, when territory was split off from the settlements of Ilirska Bistrica and Koritnice to constitute it.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 131.
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ a b Reya, Oskar (1939). "Najnižje in najvišje temperature v Sloveniji" (PDF). Geografski vestnik. 15 (1–4): 3–4. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Snežnik.
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| Settlements | Administrative seat: Ilirska Bistrica
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