Šmarje pri Sežani

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Šmarje pri Sežani
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Šmarje pri Sežani is located in Slovenia
Šmarje pri Sežani
Šmarje pri Sežani
Location in Slovenia
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Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Region Slovenian Littoral
Municipality Sežana
Area
 • Total 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation 303.4 m (995.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 260
[1]

Šmarje pri Sežani (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾjɛ pɾi sɛˈʒaːni]; Italian: Santa Maria di Sesana ) is a settlement north of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2] It is located in the heart of the Karst Plateau, close to the border with Italy, around 15 km from the city of Trieste.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Šmarje to Šmarje pri Sežani in 1955.[3]

Church

The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Parish of Sežana.[4]

Trivia

The village features in the Dutch advertisement for a pension fund run by the insurance company Swiss Life.[5]

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