Senožeče
Senožeče is located in Slovenia
Senožeče
Senožeče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°43′7.17″N 14°2′22.21″E / 45.7186583°N 14.0395028°E / 45.7186583; 14.0395028
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityDivača
Area
 • Total19.63 km2 (7.58 sq mi)
Elevation
573 m (1,880 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total616
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
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Senožeče (pronounced [sɛnɔˈʒeːtʃɛ]; Italian: Senosecchia,[2] German: Senosetsch[3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[4]

Name

Senožeče was attested in historical sources as Sehenossecsch in 1217, Senosensach in 1297, and Sinesecha in 1310, among other spellings. The name is derived from the plural demonym *Sěnožęťani 'residents of a hayfield or meadow' (from the common noun *sěnožętъ '(mountain) meadow, meadow mown once a year').[5]

Church

Saint Bartholomew's Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[6]

Notable people

Senožeče is the birthplace of the Olympic fencer Rudolf Cvetko and the anti-Fascist insurgent leader Danilo Zelen.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland. Vienna: K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1918. p. 14.
  3. ↑ Sesana und St. Peter (map, 1:75,000). Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut. 1914.
  4. ↑ Divača municipal site Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 374.
  6. ↑ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
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