Municipality of Komen Občina Komen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Komen in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′N 13°45′E / 45.817°N 13.750°E / 45.817; 13.750
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Erik Modic
Area
• Total	102.7 km2 (39.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	3,631
• Density	35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)

The Municipality of Komen (pronounced [ˈkoːmən]; Slovene: Občina Komen) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border.^[2] The seat of the municipality is the town of Komen. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when the former Municipality of Sežana was dissolved into four smaller municipalities (Divača, Hrpelje-Kozina, Komen, and Sežana).

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Komen, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in the municipality of Komen include:

• Max Fabiani, architect
• Franco Giraldi, Italian film director
• Anton Mahnič, theologian, activist, bishop of Krk
• Marjan Rožanc, writer and essayist
• Majda Širca, journalist and politician