Municipality of Sežana

Municipality of Sežana

*Občina Sežana*
Municipality of Sežana Občina Sežana
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of the Municipality of Sežana in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°44′N 13°53′E / 45.733°N 13.883°E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Andrej Sila
Area
• Total	217.4 km2 (83.9 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	12,583
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.sezana.si

The Municipality of Sežana (pronounced [sɛˈʒaːna] ^ⓘ; Slovene: Občina Sežana) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border.^[2] 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.

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.^[3]
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
Lipica Stud Farm
Botanical garden
Karst Living Museum
Pepa's Karst Garden
Kosovel Memorial Room
Kosovel Homestead
Military museum