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]