Selce, Pivka Explained

Official Name:Selce
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:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Pivka
Area Total Km2:10.3
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:216
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7021°N 14.1886°W
Elevation M:545.8
Footnotes:[1]

Selce (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈseːu̯tsɛ/, German: Selze[2]) is a village north of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Geography

Selce is a clustered village in the Pivka Basin along the main road and rail line from Prestranek to Pivka. Most of the houses stand on a low, level area, and some are on the slope of Hrib Hill (elevation: 604m (1,982feet)). There are cultivated fields to the west, below Matonk Hill (636m (2,087feet)) and Podvršek Hill (654m (2,146feet)). There are springs in the flysch rock below Matonk Hill; these have been developed as a source of water. During strong rains, Replje Spring below Osojnica Hill (821m (2,694feet)) flows into a creek that becomes a tributary of the Pivka River.[4] The Avsec Quarry (Slovenian: Avscov preht) lies on the west slope of Osojnica Hill southwest of Selce.

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Parish of Slavina.[5] It dates from the 17th century and was remodeled in the 18th century.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Selce include:

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 . 138.
  3. http://www.pivka.si Pivka municipal site
  4. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 264.
  5. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches
  6. Web site: Milharčič, Matej (1812–1853) . Slovenska biografija . ZRC SAZU . December 31, 2022.