Olševek Explained

Official Name:Olševek
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional Region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Šenčur
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:313
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2818°N 14.4375°W
Elevation M:469.6
Footnotes:[1]

Olševek (pronounced as /sl/; in older sources also Viševek,[2] German: Olscheuk[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

The local church is dedicated to Saint Michael.

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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. 58.