The Municipality of Sežana (; sl, Občina Sežana) is a municipality in the Littoral region of

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, near the

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border. 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 Divača (; it, Divaccia) is a large nucleated village in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border. It is the seat of the Municipality of Divača and a railway hub. Geography Divača lies along the A1 motorway and the old main r ...

, Komen,

Hrpelje-Kozina The Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina (; sl, Občina Hrpelje - Kozina) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.Avber Avber (; it, Alber) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The village includes the hamlets of Peganski Konec, Dolenski Konec (or Orlovski Konec), and Britof. History Avber was first mentioned in documents ...

* Bogo * Brestovica pri Povirju * Brje pri Koprivi * Dane pri Sežani * Dobravlje * Dol pri Vogljah * Dolenje *

Dutovlje Dutovlje (; it, Duttogliano) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia close to the border with Italy. Name Dutovlje was attested in written sources in 1281 as ''Dietemdorf'' (and as ''Dietindorf'' in 1284 ...

* 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 Lipica may refer to several places: Poland * Lipica, Poland, a village in the Province of Warmia-Masuria Serbia * Lipica (Tutin), a village in the Municipality of Tutin Slovenia * Lipica (border crossing), a border crossing near Lipica ...

* Lokev * Mahniči * Majcni * Merče * Nova Vas * Orlek * Plešivica * Pliskovica * Podbreže *

Poljane pri Štjaku Poljane pri Štjaku () is a small settlement southeast of Štjak in the Municipality of Sežana The Municipality of Sežana (; sl, Občina Sežana) is a municipality in the Slovene Littoral, Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italy, Italian ...

* Ponikve * Povir * Prelože pri Lokvi * Pristava * Raša * Ravnje * Razguri * Sela * Selo * Senadolice * Šepulje * Skopo * Šmarje pri Sežani * Štjak * Stomaž * Štorje *

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Tomaj Tomaj ( or ; it, Tomadio) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Diocese ...

* Tublje pri Komnu * Utovlje * Veliki Dol * Veliko Polje * Voglje * Vrabče * Vrhovlje * Žirje

History

Slavic tribes, ancestors of modern

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, first settled the area in the late 6th century AD. In the Middle Ages, the area belonged to the

Duchy of Friuli The Duchy of Friuli was a Lombard duchy in present-day Friuli, the first to be established after the conquest of the Italian peninsula in 568. It was one of the largest domains in '' Langobardia Major'' and an important buffer between the Lombar ...

and the

Patriarchate of Aquileia The Patriarchate of Aquileia was an episcopal see in northeastern Italy, centred on the ancient city of Aquileia situated at the head of the Adriatic, on what is now the Italian seacoast. For many centuries it played an important part in histor ...

, until it was conquered by the

Counts of Gorizia The County of Gorizia ( it, Contea di Gorizia, german: Grafschaft Görz, sl, Goriška grofija, fur, Contee di Gurize), from 1365 Princely County of Gorizia, was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. Originally mediate ''Vogts'' of the Patriarchs of ...

in the 14th century. In 1500, it fell under the

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dominion and it was included in the County of Gorizia and Gradisca.

Sights

* The

Stud Farm is located in the municipality, as are several picturesque villages.Lipica Stud Farm site
/ref> * Karst Living Museum * Cave Vilenica * Botanical garden in Sežana * Pepa's Karst garden in

* Kosovel memorial room in Sežana and homestead in

* 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 Primož Brezec (born October 2, 1979) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall center. Brezec has played eight seasons in the NBA. Professional career Europe/Asia Brezec grew up in Sežana, ...

, basketball player *

Avgust Černigoj Avgust Černigoj, also known in Italian as Augusto Cernigoi (August 24, 1898 – November 17, 1985), was a Yugoslav-era Slovenian painter known for his avant-garde experiments in Constructivism. Biography He was born in Trieste, to a Sloven ...

, painter *

Danilo Dolci Danilo Dolci (June 28, 1924 – December 30, 1997) was an Italian social activist, sociologist, popular educator and poet. He is best known for his opposition to poverty, social exclusion and the Mafia in Sicily, and is considered to be one of th ...

, Italian social activist * Branka Jurca, author of children literature *

Taras Kermauner Taras Kermauner (13 April 1930 – 11 June 2008) was a Slovenian literary historian, critic, philosopher, essayist, playwright and translator. Life Taras Kermauner was born in Ljubljana as the son of the Slovene communist politician and intellec ...

, literary historian and philosopher * Srečko Kosovel, poet * Josip Križaj, military pilot * Simon Kukec, entrepreneur, founder of the modern

Laško Brewery Laško Brewery ( sl, Pivovarna Laško) is the largest brewery in Slovenia. It is located in Laško and named after the town. The brewery was founded in 1825 by Franz Geyer, a gingerbread baker and mead producer. After World War II ended in 1 ...

* Josip Osti, poet, essayist, and translator * Majda Širca, journalist and politician *

Ciril Zlobec Ciril Zlobec (4 July 1925 – 24 August 2018) was a Slovene poet, writer, translator, journalist and former politician. He is best remembered for his poems, publishing several volumes of poetry in his lifetime. In 1990 he became a member of the P ...

, poet

References

External links

*
Municipality of Sežana website

Municipality of Sežana on Geopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Municipality of Sezana Sezana Sezana 1994 establishments in Slovenia