[4] Divača lies along the A1 motorway and the old main road from Senožeče to Koper, with a junction that also leads to Lokev.

The origin of the name is uncertain, but may derive from *Divaťa (vьsь) (literally, 'Divatъ's village') based on the hypocorism Divatъ or Divata.

The character of the town changed greatly after the Second World War, with the construction of new apartment buildings, a gym, a public library, stores, and other facilities.

The Snake Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Kačna jama) is located west of the town, near the railway from Ljubljana to Pula.

[12][13][14] The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Great and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.