| Dolnja Košana | |
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  Dolnja KošanaLocation in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′54.94″N 14°7′25.2″E / 45.6652611°N 14.123667°E / 45.6652611; 14.123667 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Pivka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.55 km (0.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 384 |
Dolnja Košana (pronounced [ˈdoːlnja kɔˈʃaːna], in older sources Dolenja Košana, German: Unterkoschana) is a village west of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
The Košana parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Koper Diocese.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Dolnja Košana include:
- Franc Šturm (1881–1944), linguist, translator, and communist activist
References
- 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. 136.
- Pivka municipal site
- Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- "Franc Šturm." Slovenski biografski leksikon. (in Slovene)
External links
Media related to Dolnja Košana at Wikimedia Commons- Dolnja Košana on Geopedia
- Košana Local Community site
| Municipality of Pivka | ||||||
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| Settlements | Administrative seat: Pivka
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