Materija

Materija
Materija
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°34′51.2″N 13°59′46.02″E / 45.580889°N 13.9961167°E / 45.580889; 13.9961167
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityHrpelje-Kozina
Area
  Total
2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation
507.3 m (1,664.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total
60

Materija (pronounced [matɛˈɾiːja]; Italian: Matteria) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It lies between fields and meadows in the Materija Lowland (Slovene: Matarsko podolje), a dry karst valley bottom, along Route 7 from Rijeka to Trieste.