Sežana

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Sežana is the capital of the Slovenian small region called Kras (Karst) in Slovenia. It is the cultural, economic and administrative center of Kras and Brkini, situated in western Slovenia, near the Italian border. The city is divided into several quarters: Center, Novo naselje, Gradišče, Na postaji, Lenivec, Vidmašče (Vas), Terminal, Ograde and Orlek.

Sežana is the seat of the administrative unit of Kras-Brkini.

History

The place was first mentioned in 1086. In this year, the patriarch Udalric I of Aquileia founded a church and a monastery. In 1713, the dukes Petači moved to Sežana, which became administrative centre. After the first world war, Sežana became Italian, between 1945 and 1947 it was under English rule, until it bame part of Yougoslavia.

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