Kostanj, Kamnik

Kostanj
Kostanj Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′39.1″N 14°44′33.13″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Kamnik
Elevation	537.9 m (1,764.8 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	47
[1]

Kostanj (pronounced [ˈkɔːstan]) is a small village in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Dorothea.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kostanj include:

• Pavel Pestotnik (1879–1955), politician and organizer of the Slovenian Sokol movement[2][3][4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Pogačnik, Frido. 1956. "Dr. Pavel Pestotnik." Zbornik Svobodne Slovenije 8: 281. (in Slovene)
3. "Pavel Pestotnik." Slovenska biografija.
4. "Nekaj opomb k vpisom." 1963. Planinski vestnik 19(12): 626.

External links

• Kostanj on Geopedia