Materija

Place in Littoral, Slovenia
45°34′51.2″N 13°59′46.02″E / 45.580889°N 13.9961167°E / 45.580889; 13.9961167Country SloveniaTraditional regionLittoralStatistical regionCoastal–KarstMunicipalityHrpelje-KozinaArea
 • Total2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi)Elevation
507.3 m (1,664.4 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total60[1]

Materija (pronounced [matɛˈɾiːja]; Italian: Matteria) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2] It lies between fields and meadows in the Materija Lowland (Slovene: Matarsko podolje), a dry karst valley bottom, along Route 7 from Rijeka to Trieste.[3]

Materija village center

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Hrpelje-Kozina municipal site Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 323.

External links

  • Media related to Materija at Wikimedia Commons
  • Materija on Geopedia


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