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Human settlement · Municipality of Sežana
Human settlement
Šmarje pri Sežani
Slovenia
Municipality of Sežana
registered immobile cultural heritage of Slovenia
About
Šmarje pri Sežani (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾjɛ pɾi sɛˈʒaːni]; Italian: Santa Maria di Sesana) is a settlement north of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located in the heart of the Karst Plateau, close to the border with Italy, around 15 km from the city of Trieste.
The name of the settlement was changed from Šmarje to Šmarje pri Sežani in 1955.
The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Parish of Sežana.
The village features in the Dutch advertisement for a pension fund run by the insurance company Swiss Life.
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