Opatje Selo Explained

Official Name:Opatje Selo
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Littoral
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Gorizia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Miren-Kostanjevica
Area Total Km2:3.79
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:377
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8513°N 13.5827°W
Elevation M:170.4
Footnotes:[1]

Opatje Selo (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɔˈpaːtjɛ ˈsɛːlɔ/; Slovenian: Opatje selo, Italian: Opacchiasella[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Miren-Kostanjevica in the Littoral region of Slovenia, right on the border with Italy.[3] It is located on the Karst Plateau, along an old road leading from Komen to Gorizia. It includes the former hamlet of Mačeče.[4]

Name

Opatje Selo was attested in written sources in 1180 as Sella, 1252 as Sedla, 1275 as Otaeasela, and 1494 as Appatzell.[5] The name Opatje Selo means 'abbot's village' in Slovene.[6] The name derives from ownership of the village by the Benedictine Abbey of Rosazzo.[5]

Locally, the village is known as Opačja sela or Opatsela.[5] Because of the frequency of two surnames, the northern half of the village is known as Marušičev konec 'the Marušič part' and the southern half as Pahorjev konec 'the Pahor part'.[4]

History

During World War I, the Battles of the Isonzo between Austria-Hungary and Italy took place here. The houses were rebuilt after the war, and water mains were installed in 1921.[4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[7]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Opatje Selo include:

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Bosco, Umberto. 1968. Lessico universale italiano, vol. 15. Rome: Ist. della Enciclopedia italiana, p. 371.
  3. http://www.miren-kostanjevica.si/ Miren-Kostanjevica municipal site
  4. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 220.
  5. Web site: Opatje selo . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . May 25, 2023.
  6. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 46.
  7. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008