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Tomaj (pronounced [ˈtoːmai̯] or [tɔˈmaːi̯]; Italian: Tomadio) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy.[2]
Tomaj | |
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  Tomaj Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′21.06″N 13°51′24.19″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
| Municipality | Sežana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.93 km2 (2.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 345 |
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Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church is a small building next to the cemetery and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.[3]
Climate
Tomaj has a warm climate for Slovenia. Winters are mild with frequent rain and clouds. Snow is rare and occurs only a few times each winter. Also, sub freezing highs happen just twice a year. Lows hit freezing 68 days annually. Summer's are warm and sunny. Despite being sunny, summers have a lot of rain, with thunderstorms being quite common. There are only 17 days over 30 degrees, and 70 over 25 degrees. Fall is the wettest time of year, and late winter is the driest. Means range from 2.1 in January to 20.8 in July. Tomaj's climate is classified as Cfb or oceanic.
| Climate data for Tomaj | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.7 (45.9) |
16.8 (62.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−10 (14) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 87 (3.4) |
76 (3.0) |
90 (3.5) |
99 (3.9) |
115 (4.5) |
126 (5.0) |
82 (3.2) |
117 (4.6) |
140 (5.5) |
154 (6.1) |
157 (6.2) |
134 (5.3) |
1,377 (54.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 105 |
| Average snowy days | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 119 | 139 | 166 | 182 | 235 | 256 | 304 | 283 | 207 | 156 | 106 | 100 | 2,253 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 42 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 54 | 64 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 | 37 | 49 |
| Source: Slovenian environmental agency http://www.meteo.si/uploads/probase/www/climate/table/en/by_location/tomaj/climate-normals_81-10_Tomaj_eng.pdf | |||||||||||||
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Tomaj include:
- Anton Černe (1813–1891), politician[4]
- Urban Golmajer (1820–1905), priest, social care and education promoter, viticultural society founder[4]
- Pavel Klapše (ca. 1688–1772), religious writer[4]
- Pavel Knobl (1765–1830), poet and musician[4]
- Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926), poet[4]
- Matija Sila (1840–1925), regional historian[4]
- Alojzij Šonc (1872–1958), composer[4]
- Viktor Šonc (1878–1964), composer[4]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Sežana municipal site
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 339.
External links
Media related to Tomaj at Wikimedia Commons- Tomaj on Geopedia
- Tomaj on Visitkras
Municipality of Sežana | ||||||
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| Settlements | Administrative seat: Sežana
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