Senožeče

Senožeče
Senožeče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°43′7.17″N 14°2′22.21″E / 45.7186583°N 14.0395028°E / 45.7186583; 14.0395028Coordinates: 45°43′7.17″N 14°2′22.21″E / 45.7186583°N 14.0395028°E / 45.7186583; 14.0395028
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Coastal–Karst
Municipality Divača
Area
  Total 19.63 km2 (7.58 sq mi)
Elevation 573 m (1,880 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 611
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Senožeče (pronounced [sɛnɔˈʒeːtʃɛ]; Italian: Senosecchia) is a settlement in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[3]

It is the birthplace of the Olympic fencer Rudolf Cvetko and the anti-Fascist insurgent leader Danilo Zelen.

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