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Ankaran Municipality

The Municipality of Ankaran is a municipality on the coast of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia. Its seat and only settlement is . It was formed in 2011, when it was split from the Municipality of Koper and is Slovenia's youngest municipality and with a population of just over 3,000, it is one of Slovenia's smallest municipalities.
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  • Type: municipality of Slovenia with 3,230 residents
  • Description: municipality of Slovenia
  • Also known as: “Municipality of Ankaran”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Salt marsh and Debeli Rtič.

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A , saltmarsh or salting, also known as a coastal or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides.

Peak
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is a cape in the northern Adriatic Sea on the border between and . It is located north-west of the Slovenian town of , and west of the Italian town of . The name literally means 'Thick Little Cape'.

Hospital
The is one of 's most important treatment facilities. It is located in on the coast of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koper and Muggia.

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is the fifth-largest city in . Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, is the main urban center of the Slovene coast.

Town
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is an Italian comune in the , in the region of on the border with . It has 12,703 inhabitants. is situated 3½ km northeast of Ankaran Municipality.

Village
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is a town in the Municipality of , located near the border with , in the Littoral region of . It is less than 5 km from the Italian town of near , about 2.5 km from the Italian-Slovenian border, 6.5 km from , and 33 km from the nearest town, .

Ankaran Municipality

Latitude
45.5833° or 45° 35′ north
Longitude
13.7333° or 13° 44′ east
Population
3,230
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
8FQMHPMM+88
Geo­Names ID
11288217
Wiki­data ID
Q12042075
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Ankaran Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Ankaran Kong-siā”
  • Chinese: “安卡兰市镇”
  • Chinese: “安卡蘭市鎮”
  • Croatian: “Općina Ankaran”
  • Czech: “Občina Ankaran”
  • Dutch: “Ankaran”
  • Esperanto: “Občina Ankaran”
  • German: “Ankaran”
  • German: “Gemeinde Ankaran”
  • Hungarian: “Ankaran község”
  • Indonesian: “Munisipalitas Ankaran”
  • Italian: “Ancarano”
  • Italian: “Comune di Ancarano”
  • Latin: “Municipium Ancariae”
  • Macedonian: “Општина Анкаран”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ankaran Kong-siā”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ankaran kommune”
  • Persian: “شهرداری آنکاران”
  • Polish: “Gmina Ankaran”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Ankaran”
  • Serbian: “Општина Анкаран”
  • Slovenian: “Ankaran”
  • Slovenian: “Občina Ankaran”
  • Thai: “เทศบาลอังการาน”
  • Turkish: “Ankaran”
  • Vietnamese: “Ankaran”
  • Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Ankaran”

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