Koštabona

Koštabona (pronounced [kɔʃtaˈboːna]; Italian: Costabona[2]) is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Koštabona
Koštabona
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°28′46.55″N 13°44′12.12″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityKoper
Area
 • Total3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Elevation
252.5 m (828.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total205
[1]

Name

Koštabona was attested in written sources in 1620 as Costabuona, and in 1763–87 as Costabona. The Slovene name Koštabona is borrowed from Italian. The name is a compound of costa 'slope' and bona 'good, fertile', referring to its physical location on a fertile promontory.[3]

Another theory, based on oral tradition,[4] claims that in Late Antiquity Koštabona was the site of a Roman fortress named Castrum Bonae guarding the trade route through the Dragonja Valley, and that the name is derived from this.[4][5] However, Italian has no co- reflex derived from this noun (cf. Italian castellum 'castle'),[6] and the expected Italian reflex of Latin castrum would be **castro, not costa (cf. Latin astrum > Italian astro 'star', Latin rastrum > Italian rastro 'rake', etc.).

History

Koštabona stands on a hill above the Dragonja River. Archaeological evidence shows that the site was inhabited in prehistoric times.[5]

Churches

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian.[7] There is also a small church dedicated to the Blessed Deacon Elias (said to be a disciple of Saint Hermagoras) and a cemetery church dedicated to Saint Andrew.

Saints Cosmas and Damian Church
Blessed Deacon Elias Church
Saint Andrew's Church
Churches in Koštabona
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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland. Vienna: K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1918. p. 34.
  3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 204–205.
  4. Kladnik, Darinka (1994). Sto slovenskih krajev. Ljubljana: Prešernova družba. p. 86.
  5. "Koštabona". Mestna občina Koper. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  6. Diament, Henri (1972). The Toponomastic Reflexes of Castellum and Castrum: A Comparative Pan-Romanic Study. Heidelberg: Winter.
  7. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine


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