Stomaž (pronounced [ˈstoːmaʃ]) is a village in the hills north of the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia.
The Slovene name Stomaž is derived from *šent Tomaž 'Saint Thomas', referring to the patron saint of the local church.
During the Second World War, Partisan forces encamped at the Hribar Mill along Kranjšček Creek.
The first grave lies in the bushes in the ravine of Vrnivec Creek, about 90 m north of the house at Štomaž no.
[7] The third grave is located below a tree at the edge of the woods, about 90 meters (300 ft) north of the house at Stomaž no.
[9] The parish church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Thomas and belongs to the Koper Diocese.