Sela pri Višnji Gori explained

Official Name:Sela pri Višnji Gori
Other Name:Sela (until 1953)
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ivančna Gorica
Area Total Km2:2.37
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:46
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.978°N 14.7732°W
Elevation M:655.1
Footnotes:[1]

Sela pri Višnji Gori (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈseːla pɾi ˈʋiːʃnji ˈɡɔːɾi/) is a small village in the hills northeast of Višnja Gora in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sela to Sela pri Višnji Gori in 1953.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint George (Slovenian: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Višnja Gora. It dates to the second half of the 15th century.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.ivancna-gorica.si/ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Web site: EŠD 2668 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 2 September 2011.