Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba

Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba
Občina Šempeter - Vrtojba
Municipality

Šempeter pri Gorici with the Italian town of Gorizia in the background

Location of the Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′N 13°39′E / 45.917°N 13.650°E / 45.917; 13.650Coordinates: 45°55′N 13°39′E / 45.917°N 13.650°E / 45.917; 13.650
Country  Slovenia
Government
 • Mayor Milan Turk (SLS)
Area
 • Total 15.0 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
 • Total 6,269
 • Density 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)

The Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba (pronounced [ʃɛmˈpeːtəɾ ʋəɾˈtoːi̯ba] or [ʃəmˈpeːtəɾ ʋəɾˈtoːi̯ba]; Slovene: Občina Šempeter - Vrtojba, Italian: Comune di San Pietro-Vertoiba) is a municipality in Slovenia. The municipality comprises the town of Šempeter pri Gorici and the adjacent village of Vrtojba.

Overview

Both settlements used to be suburbs of town of Gorizia until 1947, when they become part of Yugoslavia while Gorizia remained a part of Italy. They have had a separate urban development since then. Nowadays, the Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba forms a single continuous urban area with the neighbouring towns of Nova Gorica and Gorizia.[2] Since May 2011, these three municipalities have been joined in a common trans-border metropolitan zone, administered by a joint administration board.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  2. ↑ Šempeter-Vrtojba municipal site
  3. ↑ http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/cronaca/2011/05/12/news/patto-gorizia-nova-gorica-c-e-la-firma-1.56599


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