Kuželj, Kostel Explained

Official Name:Kuželj
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kostel
Area Total Km2:2.99
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:54
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.4776°N 14.8102°W
Elevation M:242.8
Postal Code:1336
Footnotes:[1]

Kuželj (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkuːʒɛl/; German: Kuschel[2]) is a small village on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

History

In 2021, a flood wall was built on the Slovene side of the Kolpa River to prevent flooding. The project cost €3,339,873, of which 85% was financed by the European Fund for Regional Development.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 36.
  3. http://www.kostel.si Kostel municipal site
  4. News: Projekt FRISCO 2.3 . September 29, 2021 . Si21 . September 27, 2021.