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Sežana

Located in Municipality of Sežana, Slovenia Coordinates: 45°42′33″ N 13°52′24″ E

Map showing the location of Sežana Sežana
Location in Slovenia
Population
6,037
6K
Elevation
370 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Ljubljana · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
TRS Trieste Airport34 km
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport73 km

About Sežana

Sežana is a city. Location: Municipality of Sežana, Slovenia. Population: 6,037. Elevation: 370 m.

From Wikipedia

Sežana (pronounced [sɛˈʒáːna] ; Italian: Sesana) is a town in the Slovenian Littoral region of Slovenia, near the border with Italy. It is the seat of the Municipality of Sežana. Sežana is located on the Karst Plateau, 17 kilometres (11 miles) from Trieste, Italy, and 80 km (50 mi) from Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
registered immobile cultural heritage of Slovenia
Area
217 km²
Official website
sezana.si

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Sežana

From Wikivoyage

Sežana is a city and municipality in the Coast and Karst region of Slovenia. It has a population of 5,700 people in 2016. Sežana is the capital of the subregion Kras-Brkini and the headquarter of the Administrative Unit.

Understand+

1 Sežana Tourist Information Centre, Prečna ulica 2, ☏ +386 5 73 10 128. (updated Oct 2025)

Get in+

By train:

1 Sežana station. There are train connections with Villa Opicina (Italy), Ljubljana and Nova Gorica. (updated Oct 2025)

By car:

Sežana is on the main A3 highway between Ljubljana and Italian border crossing (Fernetiči - Fernetti) and it's located near the border.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Twin towns and sister cities of Sežana

  • Rab· Croatia
  • Gornji Milanovac· Serbia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Climate of Sežana

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 188 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (188 mm)
Driest month
February (92 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Sežana
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°10°14°19°23°26°26°22°17°11°7°
Average low (°C)-1°0°1°5°9°13°15°16°12°9°4°0°
Precipitation (mm)11992118138134155104122150175188162

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Sežana

The nearest airport is Trieste Airport (TRS), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Rijeka, 62 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 34 kmnorthwest
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 73 kmnortheast
  • Rijeka Airport (RJK) Rijeka(Omišalj) 77 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Rijeka Population: 108K 62 kmsoutheast
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 62 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 107 kmnorth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 164 kmeast
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 193 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Sežana

Within 100 km: 35 historic and cultural sites, 331 natural sites, 94 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km46 places

  • Raša River 12 kmN
  • Markovec Mountain 23 kmSW
  • The Roman fortress Castra Historic site 20 kmN
  • Montebello Mountain 9 kmSW

25–60 km45 places

  • Veliki Snežnik Mountain 48 kmE
  • Porezen Mountain 53 kmN
  • Hrušica Mountain 28 kmNE
  • Krim Mountain 52 kmNE

60–100 km369 places

  • Krk Island 91 kmSE
  • Uvala Stipanja Natural site 88 kmSE
  • Otočić Košljun Island 96 kmSE
  • Lake Bohinj Lake 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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