Sebenje

Sebenje
Sebenje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°19′53.35″N 14°17′55.98″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Tržič
Elevation	492.9 m (1,617.1 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	376
[1]

Sebenje (pronounced [sɛˈbeːnjɛ]; German: Sebeine[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Geography

Sebenje is a scattered village in a level area along the road from Žiganja Vas to Križe[3][4] nestled against the western Miocene foothills of the Udin Woods (Slovene: Udin boršt).[4] Next to the Udin Woods, the soil is loamy and swampy.[3] The land east and southeast of the village is forested. There are several springs and creeks northeast of the village.[4] The Križe Basin (Slovene: Kriško polje) lies to the west, toward the Tržič Bistrica River.

History

Before the Second World War, making shoes was the major economic activity in the village.[3][4] Other residents made a living farming or working at factories in Tržič.[3] Until a water main was installed in the village in 1942, supplied by a catchwater at Zgornje Vetrno,[4] cisterns were used for water.[3]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 12.
3. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 241.
4. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 442.

External links

• Media related to Sebenje at Wikimedia Commons
• Sebenje on Geopedia