The Municipality of Sežana (pronounced [sɛˈʒaːna] ; Slovene: Občina Sežana) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian 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, Komen, Hrpelje-Kozina, and Sežana). It borders Italy.
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Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Sežana, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
History
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.
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
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