Srgaši Explained

Official Name:Srgaši
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:45.5096°N 13.6926°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Coastal–Karst
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Koper
Area Total Km2:1.45
Elevation M:173.4
Population Total:148
Population As Of:2002
Footnotes:[1]

Srgaši (pronounced as /sl/; in older sources also Sergaši;[2] Italian: Sergassi[2]) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[3]

Geography

Srgaši is a clustered village on the south slope of Gažon Hill (Slovenian: Gažonski hrib; 207disp=orNaNdisp=or) along a road that branches off at the hamlet of Križišče from the main road between Šmarje and Koper. It includes the hamlets of Čepelje, Križišče, Na Loži, and Petričevci. Vineyards interspersed with fruit trees (cherries, plums, and olives) stand below the village. Kramar and Fontana Springs lie below the hamlet of Križišče.[4]

Name

Srgaši is a plural name. It is said to be derived from the surname Sergaš, referring to a village inhabited by families with this surname.[5]

History

After the Second World War, there was a major population shift in the village.[4] In 1900, 14% of the population (32 of 225 residents) were Italian speakers,[2] but in 1957 only five residents declared themselves Italian.[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Srgaši include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland . 1918 . K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei . Vienna . 35.
  3. http://www.koper.si Koper municipal site
  4. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 144.
  5. Zbigonj (pseudonym). 1882. Šmarje. Edinost 7(43) (30 August): 3.
  6. Lavrenčič, Leo. 2012. Demografska slika italijanske manjšine v Kopru po poteku roka za izselitev leta 1956. Acta histriae 20(3): 505–532, p. 516.
  7. Brooks Pribac, Teja. 2002. Bert Pribac's Spiritual Development as Reflected in His Poetry. Dve domovini 16: 37–64, p. 37.
  8. Čebulj-Sajko, Breda. 2013. Bert Pribac - istrski Avstralec. Glasnik 53(1/2): 63–71, p. 66.