Čežarji

Čežarji Cesari
Čežarji Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°32′14.6″N 13°48′20.54″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Coastal–Karst
Municipality	Koper
Area
• Total	1.23 km^2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation	122.5 m (401.9 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	447
[1]

Čežarji (pronounced [ˈtʃeːʒaɾji];^{[clarification needed]} Italian: Cesari [tʃeˈzaːri]) is a settlement south of Dekani in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.^[2] The settlement includes the hamlets of Šimiči and Žnidarji.^[3]

Name

The name Čežarji is believed to be of Italian origin, derived from Cesari, the surname of a landowner that operated tenant farms in the area.^[3]

History

Čežarji was burned twice during the Second World War. The village burned on 15 May 1941, and a large number of houses were burned by German forces on 2 October 1943.^[3]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Koper municipal site
3. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 128.

External links

• Čežarji on Geopedia