Štanjel
Sign in to saveŠtanjel (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located on the Karst Plateau overlooking the Vipava Valley. In the 17th century it was fortified to defend it against Ottoman raids. It was heavily damaged during World War II and it has been slowly rebuilt since.
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Place details
- Locality
- Štanjel
- Region
- Municipality of Komen
- Country
- Slovenija
- Population
- 349
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Štanjel
- Settlement.other_name
- San Daniele del Carso
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Štanjel view at village 06072008 00.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Slovenia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Slovenia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Traditional region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Slovene Littoral
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Statistical region
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Slovenia
- Located in
- Komen
- Population
- +357
- Area
- +3.75
- Elevation
- +312
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Štanjel 2020.jpg
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Landmarks
- Castle
- Churches
- Ferrari Garden
- Notable people
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Štanjel (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located on the Karst Plateau overlooking the Vipava Valley. In the 17th century it was fortified to defend it against Ottoman raids. It was heavily damaged during World War II and it has been slowly rebuilt since.
==History== Because of its geographical location it has been an important settlement in the area since the Iron Age. The development of the settlement reached its peak in the Romanesque period, although Gothic elements in architecture have also been preserved.