Municipality of Divača

The Municipality of Divača (Občina Divača) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Divača. 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). Škocjan Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in the municipality.

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


 * Barka
 * Betanja
 * Brežec pri Divači
 * Dane pri Divači
 * Dolenja Vas
 * Dolnje Ležeče
 * Dolnje Vreme
 * Famlje
 * Gabrče
 * Goriče pri Famljah
 * Gornje Ležeče
 * Gornje Vreme
 * Gradišče pri Divači
 * Kačiče-Pared
 * Kozjane
 * Laže
 * Matavun
 * Misliče
 * Naklo
 * Otošče
 * Podgrad pri Vremah
 * Potoče
 * Senadole
 * Senožeče
 * Škocjan
 * Škoflje
 * Vareje
 * Vatovlje
 * Vremski Britof
 * Zavrhek

Notable people
Notable people that were born in the Municipality of Divača include:
 * Rudolf Cvetko (1880–1977), Olympic fencer
 * Bogomir Magajna (1904–1963), writer and psychiatrist
 * Ita Rina (1907–1979), actress
 * Danilo Zelen (1907–1941), anti-Fascist insurgence leader