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Country
  
Slovenia

Elevation
  
294 m

Local time
  
Monday 2:33 PM

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01)

Area
  
110 ha

Population
  
90 (2012)

Osilnica

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 32% Humidity

Osilnica ([ɔˈsiːu̯nitsa], German: Ossiunitz) is a settlement in southern Slovenia. It is located on the left bank of the Kolpa River next to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It is the largest settlement and the centre of the Municipality of Osilnica

Contents

Map of 1337 Osilnica, Slovenia

History

The Osilnica volunteer fire department became a founding unit of the Kočevje municipal fire department on 28 August 1955.

Church

The parish church in Osilnica is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It has a cruciform floor plan and was built in 1876 on the site of a 16th-century building.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Osilnica include:

  • Stane Jarm (1931–2011), sculptor
  • References

    Osilnica Wikipedia