Knežak (pronounced [knɛˈʒaːk]; German: Grafenbrunn,[2] Italian: Fontana del Conte[3][4]) is a village on the main road from Postojna to Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica.[5]
Knežak | |
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  Knežak Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°37′33.41″N 14°14′20.75″E / 45.6259472°N 14.2390972°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Ilirska Bistrica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 581.1 m (1,906.5 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 477 |
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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[6]
The poet, composer, and playwright Miroslav Vilhar (1818–1871) is buried in Knežak.[7]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 134.
- ^ Baedeker, Karl (1929). Dalmatia & the Adriatic. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker. p. 134.
- ^ Pelikan, Egon (2002). Tajno štetje prebivalstva v Julijski krajini leta 1933. Koper: Zgodovinsko društvo za južno Primorsko. pp. 84, 119.
- ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Miroslav Vilhar". Slovenski biografski leksikon (in Slovenian). Retrieved February 28, 2019.
External links
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Media related to Knežak at Wikimedia Commons- Knežak on Geopedia
- Knežak Local Community site
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