Senožeče

Place in Littoral, Slovenia

45°43′7.17″N 14°2′22.21″E / 45.7186583°N 14.0395028°E / 45.7186583; 14.0395028Country

SloveniaTraditional regionLittoralStatistical region Coastal–KarstMunicipalityDivačaArea

• Total19.63 km² (7.58 sq mi)Elevation

573 m (1,880 ft)Population

(2020)

• Total616 • Density31/km² (81/sq mi)^[1]

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

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

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ 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.
^ Sesana und St. Peter (map, 1:75,000). Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut. 1914.
^ Divača municipal site Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 374.
^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine