Municipality of Sežana

Municipality of Sežana Občina Sežana
Municipality
Location of the Municipality of Sežana in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°44′N 13°53′E / 45.733°N 13.883°E / 45.733; 13.883Coordinates: 45°44′N 13°53′E / 45.733°N 13.883°E / 45.733; 13.883
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Davorin Terčon
Area
• Total	217.4 km² (83.9 sq mi)
Population (2002)^[1]
• Total	12,583
• Density	58/km² (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)
Website	www.sezana.si

The Municipality of Sežana (Slovene: Občina Sežana) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border.^[2] The seat of the municipality is the town of Sežana. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when the former Municipality of Sežana was dissolved into four smaller municipalities (Divača, Komen, Hrpelje-Kozina, and Sežana).

History

Slavic tribes, ancestors of modern Slovenes, first settled the area in the late 6th century A.D. In the Middle Ages, the area belonged to the Duchy of Friuli and the Patriarchate of Aquileia, until it was conquered by the Counts of Gorizia in the 14th century. In 1500, it fell under the Habsburg dominion and it was included in the County of Gorizia and Gradisca.

Sights

The Lipica Stud Farm is located in the municipality, as are several picturesque villages.^[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in the Municipality of Sežana include:

Primož Brezec, basketball player
Avgust Černigoj, painter
Danilo Dolci, Italian social activist
Branka Jurca, author of children literature
Taras Kermauner, literary historian and philosopher
Srečko Kosovel, poet
Josip Križaj, military pilot
Simon Kukec, entrepreneur, founder of the modern Laško Brewery
Jolka Milič, translator and essayist
Josip Osti, poet, essayist and translator
Virgil Šček, priest, politician and social activist
Majda Širca, journalist and politician
Ciril Zlobec, poet

References

External links

Media related to Municipality of Sežana at Wikimedia Commons
Municipal website
Municipality of Sežana on Geopedia

Municipality of Sežana

Settlements

Administrative centre: Sežana

Current	Avber Bogo Brestovica pri Povirju Brje pri Koprivi Dane pri Sežani Dobravlje Dol pri Vogljah Dolenje Dutovlje Filipčje Brdo Godnje Gorenje pri Divači Gradišče pri Štjaku Gradnje Grahovo Brdo Griže Hribi Jakovce Kazlje Kopriva Kosovelje Krajna Vas Kregolišče Kreplje Križ Krtinovica Lipica Lokev Mahniči Majcni Merče Nova Vas Orlek Plešivica Pliskovica Podbreže Poljane pri Štjaku Ponikve Povir Prelože pri Lokvi Pristava Raša Ravnje Razguri Sela Selo Senadolice Šepulje Skopo Šmarje pri Sežani Štjak Stomaž Štorje Tabor Tomaj Tublje pri Komnu Utovlje Veliki Dol Veliko Polje Voglje Vrabče Vrhovlje Žirje

Former	Dolenja Brestovica Gorenja Brestovica

Landmarks

Lipica Stud Farm
Sežana Parish Church
Vilenica Cave

Notable people

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City municipalities	Celje Koper Kranj Ljubljana Maribor Murska Sobota Nova Gorica Novo Mesto Ptuj Slovenj Gradec Velenje

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