Materija

Materija
Materija

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°34′51.2″N 13°59′46.02″E / 45.580889°N 13.9961167°E / 45.580889; 13.9961167Coordinates: 45°34′51.2″N 13°59′46.02″E / 45.580889°N 13.9961167°E / 45.580889; 13.9961167
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Coastal–Karst
Municipality Hrpelje-Kozina
Area
  Total 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation 507.3 m (1,664.4 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 60
[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 the road from Rijeka to Trieste.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Hrpelje-Kozina municipal site
  3. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 323.
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