Poljane pri Štjaku () is a small settlement southeast of
Štjak
Štjak (; it, San Giacomo in Colle) is a village in the Municipality of Sežana in the Slovenian Littoral, Littoral region of Slovenia.
Name
The settlement was first mentioned in written sources circa 1400 as ''bey sand Jacob.'' The Slovene name ...
in the
Municipality of Sežana
The Municipality of Sežana (; sl, Občina Sežana) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Sežana. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when the ...
in the
Littoral
The littoral zone or nearshore is the part of a sea, lake, or river that is close to the shore. In coastal ecology, the littoral zone includes the intertidal zone extending from the high water mark (which is rarely inundated), to coastal areas ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Poljane'' to ''Poljane pri Štjaku'' in 1953.
[''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.]
References
External links
Poljane pri Štjaku on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Sežana
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