Dolenje Selce

Dolenje Selce
Dolenje Selce is located in Slovenia
Dolenje Selce
Dolenje Selce
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°53′56.77″N 14°56′3.73″E / 45.8991028°N 14.9343694°E / 45.8991028; 14.9343694
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityTrebnje
Area
 • Total
1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Elevation330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
51
[2]

Dolenje Selce (pronounced [dɔˈleːnjɛ ˈsɛːu̯tsɛ]) is a village in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Geography

Kozjek Hill with survey benchmark

The summit of Kozjek Hill (elevation: 456 meters or 1,496 feet), with the ruins of Kozjak Castle,[1] above the former village of Kozjak is the highest point in Dolenje Selce.

Church

Saint Anthony the Great Church

The local church is dedicated to St. Anthony the Great and belongs to the Parish of Dobrnič. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526. It was greatly remodelled in the Baroque style in the second half of the 17th century.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 599.
  2. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. ^ Trebnje municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1766