Selo, Litija
Selo (pronounced [ˈseːlɔ]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Stranski Vrh. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.
Geography
Selo stands on a rise above the left bank of Sušjek Creek, southeast of Saint Lawrence's Church in Stranski Vrh.
Name
The name Selo is derived from the Slovene common noun selo 'village, settlement'.
History
Selo had a population of 71 living in 11 houses in 1880, and 65 living in 10 houses in 1890. Selo was annexed by Stranski Vrh in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 283.
- ^ Litija municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 371–372.
- ^ Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 70.
- ^ Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain. Neubearbeitung auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1890 (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 65.
- ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 91, 98.
External links
Media related to Selo at Wikimedia Commons- Selo on Geopedia
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