- Logatec
Municipality_of_Slovenia|nativename=Logatec
mayor=Janez Nagode
coat=
location=
area=173,1 km²
population=11.343
males=5.623
females=5.720
avg_age=36,56 years
residental_density=29,55 m²/person
households=3.522
families=3.026
workers=5.556
unemployed=421
salary_date=avgust2003
avg_salary_bruto=206.363 SIT
avg_salary_neto=134.545 SIT
students=349Logatec (german "Loitsch", italian "Longatico") is a town and a municipality in
Slovenia with a population of 8200 (2006). It is located roughly in the center ofNotranjska region in the north-west of the country, between capitalLjubljana andPostojna . The area is mostly covered by forests and is known for biking and hiking routes [cite web|url=http://www.slovenia.info/si/Kolesarjenje/Loga%C5%A1ka-Kolesarska-Transverzala.htm?kolesarjenje=89&lng=1|title=Logaška Kolesarska Transverzala|accessdate=2008-04-17] . The town of Logatec has seen rapid industrial development and immigration since the completion of the nearby A1 highway to the coast. Other larger settlements in the muncipality include Rovte, Hotedršica and Laze.History
The earliest mentions of the settlement are from Roman times (Roman way station "Mansio Longatico"). The vicinity of trade routes between the interior and the coast has always played an important part in the region. First the roman road
Aquileia -Emona , later the road toTrieste and the Southern Railway. Before the construction of railway line the majority of the population made a living by carrier's business - the so-called "furmani" (from german "Fuhrmann"). [see Milan Trobič, "Furmani - po cesarskih cestah skozi Postojnska vrata", Logatec: Občina Logatec 2003.]The town has actually been formed on the base of old villages: Dolenja vas, Mandrge, Čevica, Martinj hrib, Brod, Blekova vas, Cerkovska vas, Gorenja vas.
The town's brass orchestra was founded in 1913. [cite web |url=http://www.culturalprofiles.net/slovenia/Units/5699.html |title=Slovenia Cultural Profile: Logatec Brass Orchestra|accessdate=2008-04-17]
References
External links
* [http://www.obcina-logatec.com Official website]
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