Šturje

Šturje (pronounced [ˈʃtuːɾjɛ]; in older sources also Sturja,[1][2][3] German: Sturia,[4] Italian: Sturie delle Fusine[5]) is a formerly independent settlement in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in southwestern Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Ajdovščina.[6] It is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Gorizia Statistical Region.

Šturje
Šturje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°53′16″N 13°54′34″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityAjdovščina
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)

Geography

Šturje lies on the left bank of the Hubelj River, along the main road from Ajdovščina to Col.[6] It included the hamlets of Grivče, Fužine, and Trnje to the north.[2]

Name

Šturje was attested in written sources as Sand Jörigen supp. in 1499. The name is derived from *Š(en)t-Júrij 'Saint George', but its derivation is unclear. Its plural form could indicate that is based on a former demonym, *Š(en)t-(j)urijane 'people living near Saint George's Church', but it is more likely based on the old masculine locative *š(en)t (J)úrije 'at Saint George's Church', which was then reinterpreted as a feminine plural.[7]

History

Together with its appertaining hamlets, Šturje had a population of 572 people living in 109 houses in 1870,[1] 567 in 114 houses in 1880,[2] 586 in 119 houses in 1890,[4] and 556 in 120 houses in 1900.[3] Šturje was annexed by Ajdovščina in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[8]

References
  1. Orts-Repertorium des Herzogthumes Krain (PDF). Ljubljana: Kleinmayr & Bamberg. 1874. p. 6.
  2. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 7.
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 140.
  4. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 8.
  5. "Topografska karta Kraljevine Italije 1:25.000 (1933–1943)". GisKD pregledovalnik. Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  6. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 19.
  7. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 420.
  8. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 1, 106.
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