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Divača — Town and Municipality — 
Location of the Municipality of Divača in Slovenia
Location of the Town of Divača in Slovenia
DivačaCoordinates: 45°38′48″N 14°0′41″E / 45.64667°N 14.01139°ECoordinates: 45°38′48″N 14°0′41″E / 45.64667°N 14.01139°E Country 
SloveniaGovernment - Mayor Drago Božac Area - Total 147.8 km2 (57.1 sq mi) Population (2002)[1] - Total 3,829 - Density 25.9/km2 (67.1/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+01) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02) Website divaca.si Divača is a small town and municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, a few kilometres from the Italian border.[2]
The Parish Church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[3]
The Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are located in the municipality.[4]
Divača is the birthplace of the Slovene actress Ita Rina. The Olympic fencer Rudolf Cvetko and the anti-Fascist insurgence leader Danilo Zelen were born in the village of Senožeče.
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Divača railway station
Divača Towns and villages Settlements: Divača
Barka, Betanja, Brežec pri Divači, Dane pri Divači, Dolenja vas, Dolnje Ležeče, Dolnje Vreme, Famlje, Gabrče, Goriče pri Famljah, Gornje Ležeče, Gornje Vreme, Gradišče pri Divači, Kačiče-Pared, Kozjane, Laže, Matavun, Misliče, Naklo, Otošče, Podgrad pri Vremah, Potoče, Senadole, Senožeče, Vareje, Vatovlje, Vremski Britof, Škocjan, Škoflje, ZavrhekLandmarks Škocjan Caves, Saint Anthony in Gabrče, Saint Helena in Gradišče, Church of the Assumption, Dolenja Vas Fortress, Gabrk - Divača Airfield, Školj Castle ruinsNotable people Categories:- Populated places in the Municipality of Divača
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