Šturje

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.

Šturje lies on the left bank of the Hubelj River, along the main road from Ajdovščina to Col.[6] It included the hamlets of Grivče, Fužine, and Trnje to the north.

[2] Šturje was attested in written sources as Sand Jörigen supp.

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.

[3] Šturje was annexed by Ajdovščina in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.