Željne (pronounced [ˈʒɛːlnɛ]; in older sources also Sela,[2] German: Seele[2][3] or Selle[4]) is a village northeast of the town of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[5]
Željne | |
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  Željne Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°39′18.83″N 14°53′24.99″E / 45.6552306°N 14.8902750°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kočevje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.42 km2 (2.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 467.9 m (1,535.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 498 |
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Geography edit
Željne is a ribbon village on a gently undulating plain along the road from Klinja Vas to Kočevje Rog. Kobl Hill stands south of the village. The soil is loamy and fertile. Željne Caves (Željnske jame) are located south of the village, from which Zeljne Creek (Želijnske potok) flows east. In the past, the caves were used as shelter during Ottoman incursions.[6]
Name edit
Željne was attested in written sources in 1763–87 as Sella. The name is ultimately derived from Slovene *Sela (literally 'villages', referring to multiple hamlets in the settlement). This name was borrowed into Gottschee German as Seele, and the modern Slovene name Željne was then re-borrowed from the German dative plural form in Seelen 'in Željne'.[7]
Church edit
The local church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Kočevje. It was a 16th-century building, rebuilt after it was damaged by fire in 1888.[8]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
- ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. 1885. Vienna: Alfred Hölder, p. 9.
- ^ Kočevje municipal site
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 248–249.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 488.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1891
External links edit
Media related to Željne at Wikimedia Commons- Željne on Geopedia
- Pre–World War II map of Željne with oeconyms and family names
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