Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba

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

Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba

Občina Šempeter - Vrtojba
Municipality
Šempeter pri Gorici with the Italian town of Gorizia in the background
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′N 13°39′E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionGorizia
Government
 • MayorMilan Turk (SLS)
Area
 • Total15.0 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)[1]
 • Total6,269
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)

History

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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