Municipality of Sežana
{{Short description|Municipality of Slovenia}}
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Andrej Sila
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| population_total = 12583
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The Municipality of Sežana ({{IPA|sl|sɛˈʒaːna|pron|Sl-Sezana.oga}}; {{langx|sl|Občina Sežana}}) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border.[http://www.sezana.si/ Municipality of Sežana website] 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 split into four smaller municipalities (Divača, Komen, Hrpelje-Kozina, and Sežana). It borders Italy.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Sežana, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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- 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
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History
{{See also|Gorizia and Gradisca|Austrian Littoral|Julian March}}
Slavic tribes, ancestors of modern Slovenes, first settled the area in the late 6th century AD. 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.[http://www.lipica.org/?lng=eng Lipica Stud Farm site]
- Karst Living Museum
- Cave Vilenica
- Botanical garden in Sežana
- Pepa's Karst garden in Dutovlje
- Kosovel memorial room in Sežana and homestead in Tomaj
- Military museum in Lokev
File:Lipica horses (7198987762).jpg|Lipica Stud Farm
File:Sežana,botanični.jpg|Botanical garden
File:Živi muzej krasa.jpg|Karst Living Museum
File:Pepin vrt.jpg|Pepa's Karst Garden
File:Srečko Kosovel Memorial Room in Sežana.jpg|Kosovel Memorial Room
File:Kosovelova domačija v Tomaju.jpg|Kosovel Homestead
File:Lokev,stolp.jpg|Military museum
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
- Josip Osti, poet, essayist, and translator
- Majda Širca, journalist and politician
- Ciril Zlobec, poet
References
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External links
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- [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2463:57_x1542248.4583874508_y5736631.61499001_s12_b2345 Municipality of Sežana on Geopedia]
- [http://www.sezana.si/ Municipality of Sežana website]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Sežana
| N = Komen
| NE = Vipava
| E = Divača
| S = Hrpelje-Kozina
| W = {{flagicon|Italy}} Sgonico (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
{{flagicon|Italy}} Monrupino (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
{{flagicon|Italy}} Trieste (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
| NW = {{flagicon|Italy}} Duino-Aurisina (Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
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