Official Name: | Zemelj |
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: | White Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Metlika |
Area Total Km2: | 0.43 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 64 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.6108°N 15.2815°W |
Elevation M: | 145.3 |
Postal Code: | 8332 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Zemelj (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈzeːməl/) is a small settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
The local church, built outside the settlement to the south, is dedicated to Saint Helena and belongs to the Parish of Podzemelj. It was built in the 19th century.[3]