Šmaver, Nova Gorica

Šmaver (pronounced [ˈʃmaːʋər]; Italian: San Mauro) is a settlement on the right bank of the Soča River north of Solkan in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia.[2]

Šmaver
Šmaver
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′13.27″N 13°37′21.75″E
CountrySlovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityNova Gorica
Area
  Total4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
291.2 m (955.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total0
[1]

Name

Locally, Šmaver is known as Štamaver or Šentmaver.[3]

History

The actual settlement of San Mauro remained in Italy, whereas the area of Šmaver with the eastern slopes of Mount Sabotin, now without any permanent residents, was annexed to the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1947.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Nova Gorica municipal site
  3. Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. pp. 292–293.


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