Ajdovščina

Ajdovščina (Italian: Aidussina, German: Haidenschaft) is a small Slovenian town that is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Ajdovščina (Slovene: Občina Ajdovščina). It is an economic and cultural centre of the Vipava Valley (Slovene: Vipavska dolina), southwestern Slovenia, near the border with Italy.

Ajdovščina
Municipality
The town of Ajdovščina
The town of Ajdovščina
Map showing, in red, Ajdovščina
Map showing, in red, Ajdovščina
Coordinates: 45°53′10″N 13°54′35″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionalLittoral
Statistical regionGoriška
Government
 • MayorTadej Beočanin
Area
[1]
 • Total245.2 km2 (94.7 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
106 m (348 ft)
Population
 (2017)[3]
 • Total19,093
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5270
ISO 3166-2SI-001
WebsiteOfficial website

The municipality of Ajdovščina was established on 10 March 1994.[4] Its administrative centre is the town of Ajdovščina.

Geography
View toward the Vipava Valley between Podkraj and Col

The municipality has an area 245.2 km2 (94.7 sq mi),[1] and a population, in 2017, of 19,093: 9,659 men and 9,434 women.[3] Its population density is of 77.9 inhabitants/km2.

The highest point in the municipality is the Veliki Golak mountain (45°58′43.18″N 13°51′51.36″E) in Predmeja near the border with the municipality of Nova Gorica; it is 1,495 m (4,905 ft) high.[5] The lowest point is on the Vipava river to the south of the village of Batuje – lying at 60 m (197 ft) above sea level.[6] The average altitude at the town of Ajdovščina is 106 m (348 ft).[2]

The main river in the municipality or that flows through it is the Vipava. The Hubelj river, a right tributary of the Vipava, is a short stream that divides the town of Ajdovščina in two large parts: Ajdovščina itself and Šturje.

The municipality of Ajdovščina is surrounded by the following municipalities: Idrija to the north and east, Postojna to the southeast, Vipava to the south, Komen to the southwest and Nova Gorica to the west.[7]

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers are typical of the Vipava Valley. The average (or mean) July temperature in Ajdovščina, is 24 °C (75 °F) and the average winter temperature is 4 °C (39 °F). The average annual rainfall in the Vipava Valley is 1,500 mm (59.1 in). The Bora wind is a characteristic wind of the valley which is more common during winter; it is a cold and strong wind.[8]

Settlements
Ajdovščina

There are 45 settlements (Slovene: Naselja) in the municipality; the main is Ajdovščina, which is the administrative centre of the municipality.

Sister cities

The municipality of Ajdovščina is twinned with:

  • Italy Quiliano, Italy

People from Ajdovščina
  • Anton Čebej (1722–1774), painter
  • Danilo Lokar (1892–1989), author
  • Veno Pilon (1896–1970), painter

References
  1. "Communes of Slovenia". Statoids. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. "Population by sex, municipalities and settlements, Slovenia, 1 January 2017" (xls). Statistical Office of Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. Milenković, Aleksandar (2007). Vzpostavitev lokalne samouprave v Republiki Sloveniji v stevilkah [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. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  5. "Veliki Golak" (in Slovenian). Geopedia.si. 2002. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  6. "More About Ajdovščina". Tourist Information Centre - Ajdovščina. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. "Municipality of Ajdovščina - map" (in Slovenian). Geopedia.si. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  8. "Climate". Tourist Information Centre - Ajdovščina. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

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