Selca, Železniki Explained

Official Name:Selca
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:Železniki
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:678
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2246°N 14.1984°W
Elevation M:449
Footnotes:[1]

Selca (pronounced as /sl/; in older sources also Selce,[2] German: Selzach[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

History

It is an old settlement, first mentioned in 973 AD, and was formerly the main settlement and center for the entire Selca Valley (Slovenian: Selška dolina), which was named after the village. Only in more recent times did Železniki become the administrative center for the area.

Churches

The Baroque parish church in Selca is dedicated to Saint Peter.[3] It belongs to the Archdiocese of Ljubljana. A second church, built just outside the village at the cemetery, is dedicated to the Feast of the Cross.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 62.
  3. http://zupnije.rkc.si/selca/index.html Selca Parish website
  4. http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/B0B801AC2C25305BC12572030034FA0D?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal web site