Senožeče

Senožeče Senosècchia
Senožeče Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°43′7.17″N 14°2′22.21″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Coastal–Karst
Municipality	Divača
Area
• Total	19.63 km^2 (7.58 sq mi)
Elevation	573 m (1,880 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	616
• Density	31/km^2 (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

External links

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