Kobdilj (; ) is a village south of Štanjel in the Municipality of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia next to the border with Italy.Municipality of Komen website

History During the Second World War the village was burned by German forces.LOCUS. 2014. Urbanistični načrt urbanega območja Štanjela: konceptualni del. Solkan, p. 5.Čeligoj, Ana, & Tina Jazbec. Nekdanja Vila Storič, Komen.

Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Gregory and belongs to the Parish of Štanjel.Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

Observatory There is an astronomical observatory in the settlement. It was built between 2005 and 2008 and put into regular remote operation in January 2008. Most of the research time in the observatory is dedicated to monitoring variable stars.

Notable residents Stanko Bunc (1907–1969), linguist and literary historian Max Fabiani (1865–1962), architect Anton Mahnič (1850–1920), Roman Catholic bishop and theologian

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External links

Kobdilj on Geopedia