Čežarji (; it, Cesari ) is a settlement south of
Dekani
Dekani (; it, Villa Decani) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name
''Dekani'' was first attested in written sources in 1328 as ''Decani'' (and in 1423 as ''Villae Canis''). The name is derived ...
in the
City Municipality of Koper
The City Municipality of Koper (; sl, Mestna občina Koper, it, Comune città di Capodistria) is one of twelve city municipalities of Slovenia. It lies at the coastline of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia and was established in 1994. ...
in the
Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
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.
Koper municipal site
/ref> The settlement includes the hamlets of Šimiči and Žnidarji.
Name
The name ''Čežarji'' is believed to be of Italian origin, derived from ''Cesari'', the surname of a landowner that operated tenant farms in the area.
History
Čežarji was burned twice during the Second World War. The village burned on 15 May 1941, and a large number of houses were burned by German forces on 2 October 1943.
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Populated places in the City Municipality of Koper
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