Country Slovenia Statistical region Gorizia Elevation 97 m Population 1,066 (2002) | Traditional region Slovenian Littoral Municipality Nova Gorica Area 5.94 km² Local time Sunday 11:17 PM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Šempas ([ʃɛmˈpas] or [ʃəmˈpas]; in older sources also Šenpas, Italian: Sambasso, German: Schönpass) is a village in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Nova Gorica in western Slovenia.
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Map of 5261 %C5%A0empas, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was first attested circa 1200 as in sancto Passo (and as Sand Pass in 1485 and Sannd Pass in 1523). The Slovene name is derived from šent Pas, referring to either Saint Bassus of Lucera or Saint Bassus of Nice, to whom the parish church was formerly dedicated.
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Sylvester and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.
References
Šempas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA