Šempas

Šempas
1915 postcard of Šempas
Šempas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′42.93″N 13°44′35.96″E / 45.9285917°N 13.7433222°E / 45.9285917; 13.7433222
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionSlovenian Littoral
Statistical regionGorizia
MunicipalityNova Gorica
Area
  Total
5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation
96.9 m (317.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total
1,066

Šempas (pronounced [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.