Srgaši (; in older sources also Sergaši; ) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.Koper municipal site
Geography Srgaši is a clustered village on the south slope of Gažon Hill (; ) along a road that branches off at the hamlet of Križišče from the main road between Šmarje and Koper. It includes the hamlets of Čepelje, Križišče, Na Loži, and Petričevci. Vineyards interspersed with fruit trees (cherries, plums, and olives) stand below the village. Kramar and Fontana Springs lie below the hamlet of Križišče.
Name Srgaši is a plural name. It is said to be derived from the surname Sergaš, referring to a village inhabited by families with this surname.Zbigonj (pseudonym). 1882. Šmarje. Edinost 7(43) (30 August): 3.
History After the Second World War, there was a major population shift in the village. In 1900, 14% of the population (32 of 225 residents) were Italian speakers, but in 1957 only five residents declared themselves Italian.Lavrenčič, Leo. 2012. Demografska slika italijanske manjšine v Kopru po poteku roka za izselitev leta 1956. Acta histriae 20(3): 505–532, p. 516.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Srgaši include: Humbert "Bert" Pribac (born 1933), poetBrooks Pribac, Teja. 2002. Bert Pribac's Spiritual Development as Reflected in His Poetry. Dve domovini 16: 37–64, p. 37.Čebulj-Sajko, Breda. 2013. Bert Pribac - istrski Avstralec. Glasnik 53(1/2): 63–71, p. 66.
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External links
Srgaši on Geopedia