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]
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.
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 that were born or lived in Selce include: