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Snežnik (settlement)

Coordinates: 45°35′20.96″N 14°26′48.46″E / 45.5891556°N 14.4467944°E / 45.5891556; 14.4467944
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Snežnik
Snežnik is located in Slovenia
Snežnik
Snežnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°35′20.96″N 14°26′48.46″E / 45.5891556°N 14.4467944°E / 45.5891556; 14.4467944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityIlirska Bistrica
Area
 • Total95.03 km2 (36.69 sq mi)
Elevation
1,242 - 1,745 m (−4,483 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total8
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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 131.
  3. ^ Ilirska Bistrica municipal site
  4. ^ a b Reya, Oskar (1939). "Najnižje in najvišje temperature v Sloveniji" (PDF). Geografski vestnik. 15 (1–4): 3–4. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Snežnik.
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