Country Slovenia Statistical region Southeast Slovenia Area 7.42 km² Population 498 (2002) | Traditional region Lower Carniola Elevation 468 m Local time Monday 4:27 AM Municipality Municipality of Kočevje | |
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Željne ([ˈʒɛːlnɛ]; in older sources also Sela, German: Seele or Selle) is a village northeast of the town of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
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Map of 1330 %C5%BDeljne, Slovenia
Name
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'.
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.