Šturje
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SloveniaŠturje | |
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  Šturje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′16″N 13°54′34″E / 45.88778°N 13.90944°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Ajdovščina |
| Elevation | 105 m (344 ft) |
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.
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]
