Šmarje pri Sežani (; ) is a settlement north of Sežana in the Littoral region of Slovenia.Sežana municipal site 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.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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.Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
Trivia The village features in the Dutch advertisement for a pension fund run by the insurance company Swiss Life.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
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External links
Šmarje pri Sežani on Geopedia