Kostanj (pronounced [ˈkɔːstan]) is a small village in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Kostanj | |
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  Kostanj Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′39.1″N 14°44′33.13″E / 46.227528°N 14.7425361°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kamnik |
| Elevation | 537.9 m (1,764.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 47 |
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Church
editThe local church is dedicated to Saint Dorothea.
Notable people
editNotable people that were born or lived in Kostanj include:
- Pavel Pestotnik (1879–1955), politician and organizer of the Slovenian Sokol movement[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Pogačnik, Frido. 1956. "Dr. Pavel Pestotnik." Zbornik Svobodne Slovenije 8: 281. (in Slovene)
- ^ "Pavel Pestotnik." Slovenska biografija.
- ^ "Nekaj opomb k vpisom." 1963. Planinski vestnik 19(12): 626.
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