Tomaj

Tomaj
Tomaj Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°45′21.06″N 13°51′24.19″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Coastal–Karst
Municipality	Sežana
Area
• Total	5.93 km^2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation	362 m (1,188 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	345
[1]

Tomaj (pronounced [ˈtoːmai̯] or [tɔˈmaːi̯]; Italian: Tomadio) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy.[2]

Name

Tomaj was attested in historical sources as Thomay in 1494. The name of the village is probably derived from the personal name *Tom(a) (cf. the surnames Filipaj < Filip and Jakaj < Jakob). If so, the name originally designated a place where a person named Toma or Tome lived.[3]

Churches

Saints Peter and Paul Church

Saint Mary's Church

Churches in Tomaj

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Diocese of Koper. A second church is a small building next to the cemetery and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.[4]

Climate

Tomaj has a warm climate for Slovenia. Winters are mild with frequent rain and clouds. Snow is rare and occurs only a few times each winter. Also, sub freezing highs happen just twice a year. Lows hit freezing 68 days annually. Summer's are warm and sunny. Despite being sunny, summers have a lot of rain, with thunderstorms being quite common. There are only 17 days over 30 degrees, and 70 over 25 degrees. Fall is the wettest time of year, and late winter is the driest. Means range from 2.1 in January to 20.8 in July. Tomaj's climate is classified as Cfb or oceanic.

Climate data for Tomaj
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	18.5 (65.3)	21.5 (70.7)	23.5 (74.3)	27.0 (80.6)	33.0 (91.4)	35.5 (95.9)	37.5 (99.5)	37.0 (98.6)	31.7 (89.1)	27.5 (81.5)	24.5 (76.1)	17.8 (64.0)	37.5 (99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.7 (44.1)	8.2 (46.8)	12.1 (53.8)	16.0 (60.8)	21.0 (69.8)	24.4 (75.9)	27.4 (81.3)	27.2 (81.0)	22.4 (72.3)	17.4 (63.3)	11.6 (52.9)	7.7 (45.9)	16.8 (62.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.1 (28.2)	−1.9 (28.6)	0.8 (33.4)	4.8 (40.6)	9.3 (48.7)	12.8 (55.0)	14.8 (58.6)	14.7 (58.5)	10.6 (51.1)	7.1 (44.8)	2.3 (36.1)	−1.2 (29.8)	6.0 (42.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.7 (3.7)	−15.5 (4.1)	−12.7 (9.1)	−6.5 (20.3)	−0.8 (30.6)	4.5 (40.1)	6.0 (42.8)	4.9 (40.8)	3.5 (38.3)	−5.6 (21.9)	−10 (14)	−12.5 (9.5)	−15.7 (3.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	87 (3.4)	76 (3.0)	90 (3.5)	99 (3.9)	115 (4.5)	126 (5.0)	82 (3.2)	117 (4.6)	140 (5.5)	154 (6.1)	157 (6.2)	134 (5.3)	1,377 (54.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	8	7	8	10	9	10	7	8	9	10	10	9	105
Average snowy days	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
Mean monthly sunshine hours	119	139	166	182	235	256	304	283	207	156	106	100	2,253
Percent possible sunshine	42	48	45	45	51	54	64	65	55	46	39	37	49
Source: Slovenian environmental agency http://www.meteo.si/uploads/probase/www/climate/table/en/by_location/tomaj/climate-normals_81-10_Tomaj_eng.pdf

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Tomaj include:

• Anton Černe (1813–1891), politician[5]
• Urban Golmajer (1820–1905), priest, social care and education promoter, viticultural society founder[5]
• Pavel Klapše (ca. 1688–1772), religious writer[5]
• Pavel Knobl (1765–1830), poet and musician[5]
• Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926), poet[5]
• Matija Sila (1840–1925), regional historian[5]
• Alojzij Šonc (1872–1958), composer[5]
• Viktor Šonc (1878–1964), composer[5]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Sežana municipal site
3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 431.
4. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
5. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 339.

External links

• Media related to Tomaj at Wikimedia Commons
• Tomaj on Geopedia
• Tomaj on Visitkras