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]
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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]
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Saint Lawrence's Church
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]
Željne, pronounced, ˈʒɛːlnɛ, older, sources, also, sela, german, seele, selle, village, northeast, town, kočevje, southern, slovenia, area, part, traditional, region, lower, carniola, included, southeast, slovenia, statistical, region, location, sloveniacoordi. Zeljne pronounced ˈʒɛːlnɛ in older sources also Sela 2 German Seele 2 3 or Selle 4 is a village northeast of the town of Kocevje 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 ZeljneZeljneLocation in SloveniaCoordinates 45 39 18 83 N 14 53 24 99 E 45 6552306 N 14 8902750 E 45 6552306 14 8902750CountrySloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical regionSoutheast SloveniaMunicipalityKocevjeArea Total7 42 km2 2 86 sq mi Elevation467 9 m 1 535 1 ft Population 2002 Total498 1 Contents 1 Geography 2 Name 3 Church 4 References 5 External linksGeography editZeljne is a ribbon village on a gently undulating plain along the road from Klinja Vas to Kocevje Rog Kobl Hill stands south of the village The soil is loamy and fertile Zeljne Caves Zeljnske jame are located south of the village from which Zeljne Creek Zelijnske potok flows east In the past the caves were used as shelter during Ottoman incursions 6 Name editZeljne 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 Zeljne was then re borrowed from the German dative plural form in Seelen in Zeljne 7 Church edit nbsp Saint Lawrence s Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Kocevje 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 obcin kraljestev in dezel zastopanih v drzavnem zboru vol 6 Kranjsko 1906 Vienna C Kr Dvorna in Drzavna Tiskarna p 40 Ferenc Mitja 2007 Nekdanji nemski jezikovni otok na kocevskem Kocevje Pokrajinski muzej p 4 Special Orts Repertorium von Krain 1885 Vienna Alfred Holder p 9 Kocevje municipal site Savnik Roman 1971 Krajevni leksikon Slovenije vol 2 Ljubljana Drzavna zalozba Slovenije pp 248 249 Snoj Marko 2009 Etimoloski slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen Ljubljana Modrijan p 488 Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number esd 1891External links edit nbsp Media related to Zeljne at Wikimedia Commons Zeljne on Geopedia Pre World War II map of Zeljne with oeconyms and family names nbsp This article about the Municipality of Kocevje in Slovenia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zeljne amp oldid 1121051309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
