Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba

The Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba (pronounced [ʃɛmˈpeːtəɾ ʋəɾˈtoːjba] or [ʃəmˈpeːtəɾ ʋəɾˈtoːjba]; Slovene: Občina Šempeter - Vrtojba; Italian: Comune di San Pietro-Vertoiba) is a municipality in Slovenia. The municipality comprises the town and municipal seat of Šempeter pri Gorici and the adjacent village of Vrtojba. It borders Italy.

Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba Občina Šempeter - Vrtojba
Municipality
Šempeter pri Gorici with the Italian town of Gorizia in the background
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′N 13°39′E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Government
• Mayor	Milan Turk (SLS)
Area
• Total	15.0 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	6,292
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.sempeter-vrtojba.si

History

Both settlements used to be suburbs of town of Gorizia until 1947, when they become part of Yugoslavia while Gorizia remained a part of Italy. They have had a separate urban development since then. Nowadays, the Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba forms a single continuous urban area with the neighbouring towns of Nova Gorica and Gorizia.^[2] Since May 2011, these three municipalities have been joined in a common trans-border metropolitan zone, administered by a joint administration board.^[3]