摘要：V obdobju od konca 19. stoletja do druge svetovne vojne se je na območju višjega dela koprskega zaledja razvila dejavnost preprodajanja z jajci. S tem so se ukvarjale predvsem ženske, ki so jim pravili Šavrinke. Po jajca so hodile v osrednjo Istro in jih prodajale v Trstu. Danes jajčaric ni več, kljub temu pa Šavrinka v nekem simbolnem smislu živi še naprej. Besedilo izhaja iz Šavrinke kot medija v prostorskem in časovnem smislu. Predstavljene so nekatere vloge in vsebine Šavrinke, ki je bila preko različnih faz pripeljana od realne zgodovinske osebe do simbola, mesta, ki ga danes zavzema tako v Istri kot zunaj nje.
其他摘要：In the period from the late 19"' century until the Second World War the hilly area of Koper's hinterland saw the development of a special trade in eggs, carried out predominantly by women called Šavrinke (sing. Šavrinka; after the area's name Šavrinija.) They purchased eggs in central Istria to sell them in Trieste. Nowadays there are no more eggwomen, tet the Šavrinka lives on in a certain symbolic way. The article is based on the Šavrinka as a medium in the sense of place and time. Presented are some roles and contents of the Šavrinka who through different phases was transformed from a real historical person into a symbol, that is into the place she occupies in present-day Istria and beyond.
