Ajdovščina

**Ajdovščina** (, ) is a small Slovenian town that is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Ajdovščina (). It is an economic and cultural centre of the Vipava Valley (), southwestern Slovenia, near the border with Italy.

The municipality of Ajdovščina was established on 10 March 1994. Its administrative centre is the town of **Ajdovščina**.

## Geography

The municipality has an area , and a population, in 2017, of 19,093: 9,659 men and 9,434 women. Its population density is of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

The highest point in the municipality is the _Veliki Golak_ mountain () in Predmeja near the border with the municipality of Nova Gorica; it is  high. The lowest point is on the Vipava river to the south of the village of Batuje – lying at  above sea level. The average altitude at the town of Ajdovščina is .

The main river in the municipality or that flows through it is the Vipava. The _Hubelj_ river, a right tributary of the Vipava, is a short stream that divides the town of Ajdovščina in two large parts: Ajdovščina itself and Šturje.

The municipality of Ajdovščina is surrounded by the following municipalities: Idrija to the north and east, Postojna to the southeast, Vipava to the south, Komen to the southwest and Nova Gorica to the west.

### Climate

Mild winters and hot summers are typical of the Vipava Valley. The average (or mean) July temperature in Ajdovščina, is  and the average winter temperature is . The average annual rainfall in the Vipava Valley is . The Bora wind is a characteristic wind of the valley which is more common during winter; it is a cold and strong wind.

## Settlements

There are 45 settlements () in the municipality; the main is **Ajdovščina**, which is the administrative centre of the municipality.

|Code|Settlement|Population <small>(2017)</small>|
| --- | --- | --- |
|001001|Ajdovščina|6692|
|001002|Batuje|359|
|001003|Bela|35|
|001004|Brje|394|
|001005|Budanje|829|
|001006|Cesta|539|
|001007|Col|496|
|001008|Črniče|422|
|001009|Dobravlje|451|
|001010|Dolenje|100|
|001011|Dolga Poljana|361|
|001012|Gaberje|176|
|001013|Gojače|194|
|001014|Gozd|123|
|001015|Grivče|80|
|001016|Kamnje|190|
|001017|Kovk|132|
|001018|Kožmani|111|
|001019|Križna Gora|9|
|001020|Lokavec|1129|
|001021|Male Žablje|308|
|001022|Malo Polje|75|
|001023|Malovše|122|

|Code|Settlement|Population <small>(2017)</small>|
| --- | --- | --- |
|001024|Otlica|285|
|001025|Plače|230|
|001026|Planina|474|
|001027|Podkraj|428|
|001028|Potoče|234|
|001029|Predmeja|367|
|001030|Ravne|143|
|001031|Selo|470|
|001032|Skrilje|310|
|001033|Stomaž|289|
|001034|Šmarje|197|
|001035|Tevče|97|
|001036|Ustje|363|
|001037|Velike Žablje|329|
|001038|Vipavski Križ|172|
|001039|Višnje|185|
|001040|Vodice|64|
|001041|Vrtovče|111|
|001042|Vrtovin|473|
|001043|Zavino|82|
|001044|Žagolič|141|
|001045|Žapuže|322|

## Sister cities

The municipality of Ajdovščina is twinned with:
- Quiliano, Italy

## People from Ajdovščina

- Anton Čebej (1722–1774), painter
- Danilo Lokar (1892–1989), author
- Veno Pilon (1896–1970), painter

## Related pages

- Slovenian Littoral
- Goriška Statistical Region
- Vipava Valley

## Other websites

- Official website of the municipality
- Ajdovščina Tourist Information Centre site
- Municipality of Ajdovščina on Geopedia.si

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Ajdovščina
- **settlement type**: Municipality
- **image skyline**: Ajdovscina.jpg
- **image caption**: The town of Ajdovščina
- **image map**: Obcine Slovenija 2007 Ajdovscina.svg
- **map caption**: Map showing, in red, Ajdovščina
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: Traditional regional
- **subdivision name1**: Slovenian Littoral, Littoral
- **subdivision type2**: Statistical regions of Slovenia, Statistical region
- **subdivision name2**: Goriška Statistical Region, Goriška
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Tadej Beočanin
- **area total km2**: 245.2
- **population as of**: 2017
- **population total**: 19093
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset**: +1
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset dst**: +2
- **elevation m**: 106
- **postal code type**: Postal code
- **postal code**: 5270
- **blank name**: ISO 3166-2
- **blank info**: SI-001
- **website**: [http://www.ajdovscina.si/ Official website]