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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.<ref name="Snoj">{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |pages=204-205}}</ref> |
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.<ref name="Snoj">{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |pages=204-205}}</ref> |
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Another theory, based on oral tradition,<ref name="Kladnik">{{cite book |last1=Kladnik |first1=Darinka |title=Sto slovenskih krajev |date=1994 |publisher=Prešernova družba |location=Ljubljana|page=86}}</ref> claims that in [[Late Antiquity]] Koštabona was the site of a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] fortress named ''Castrum Bonae'' guarding the trade route through the Dragonja Valley, and that the name is derived from this.<ref name="Kladnik"/><ref name="Mestna">{{cite web |title=Koštabona |url=https://www.koper.si/villages/kostabona/ |publisher=Mestna občina Koper | |
Another theory, based on oral tradition,<ref name="Kladnik">{{cite book |last1=Kladnik |first1=Darinka |title=Sto slovenskih krajev |date=1994 |publisher=Prešernova družba |location=Ljubljana|page=86}}</ref> claims that in [[Late Antiquity]] Koštabona was the site of a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] fortress named ''Castrum Bonae'' guarding the trade route through the Dragonja Valley, and that the name is derived from this.<ref name="Kladnik"/><ref name="Mestna">{{cite web |title=Koštabona |url=https://www.koper.si/villages/kostabona/ |publisher=Mestna občina Koper |access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref> However, Italian has no ''co-'' reflex derived from this noun (cf. Italian ''castellum'' 'castle'),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Diament |first1=Henri |title=The Toponomastic Reflexes of Castellum and Castrum: A Comparative Pan-Romanic Study |date=1972 |publisher=Winter |location=Heidelberg}}</ref> 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.). |
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  Koštabona Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′46.55″N 13°44′12.12″E / 45.4795972°N 13.7367000°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
| Municipality | Koper |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 252.5 m (828.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 205 |
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Koštabona (pronounced [kɔʃtaˈboːna]; Italian: Costabona[2]) is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
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.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ 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.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 204–205.
- ^ a b Kladnik, Darinka (1994). Sto slovenskih krajev. Ljubljana: Prešernova družba. p. 86.
- ^ a b "Koštabona". Mestna občina Koper. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ^ Diament, Henri (1972). The Toponomastic Reflexes of Castellum and Castrum: A Comparative Pan-Romanic Study. Heidelberg: Winter.
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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