Official Name: | Kobdilj |
Other Name: | Cobidil San Gregorio |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Slovene Littoral |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Coastal–Karst |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Komen |
Area Total Km2: | 5.82 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 194 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.816°N 13.852°W |
Elevation M: | 276.3 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Kobdilj (pronounced as /sl/; it|Cobidil San Gregorio) is a village south of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy.[2]
During the Second World War the village was burned by German forces.[3] [4]
The local church is dedicated to Saint Gregory and belongs to the Parish of Štanjel.[5]
There is an astronomical observatory in the settlement. It was built between 2005 and 2008 and put into regular remote operation in January 2008. Most of the research time in the observatory is dedicated to monitoring variable stars.[6]