Selce, Pivka

{{Infobox settlement |official_name = Selce |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type =  |motto = |image_skyline = Selce (Pivka).jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Slovenia |pushpin_label_position =top |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Slovenia |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[File:Flag of Slovenia.svg|25px]] [[Slovenia]] |subdivision_type1 = Traditional region |subdivision_name1 = [[Inner Carniola]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Statistical regions of Slovenia|Statistical region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region|Littoral–Inner Carniola]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Slovenia|Municipality]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Municipality of Pivka|Pivka]] |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =10.3 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = |population_as_of =2002 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =216 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |timezone = |utc_offset = |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|45|42|7.51|N|14|11|19.05|E|region:SI|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 545.8 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = <ref>[http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia]</ref> }} '''Selce''' ({{IPA|sl|ˈseːu̯tsɛ|pron}}, {{langx|de|Selze}}<ref name="Leksikon">{{cite book |title=Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko |date=1906 |publisher=C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna |location=Vienna |page=138}}</ref>) is a [[village]] north of [[Pivka]] in the [[Inner Carniola]] region of [[Slovenia]].<ref>[http://www.pivka.si Pivka municipal site]</ref>

==Geography== [[File:Selce Pivka Slovenia - Avsec Quarry 1.jpg|thumb|left|The Avsec Quarry]] Selce is a clustered village in the [[Pivka Basin]] along the main road and rail line from [[Prestranek]] to Pivka. Most of the houses stand on a low, level area, and some are on the slope of Hrib Hill (elevation: {{convert|604|m|sp=us|disp=or}}). There are cultivated fields to the west, below Matonk Hill ({{convert|636|m|sp=us|disp=or}}) and Podvršek Hill ({{convert|654|m|sp=us|disp=or}}). There are springs in the flysch rock below Matonk Hill; these have been developed as a source of water. During strong rains, Replje Spring below Osojnica Hill ({{convert|821|m|sp=us|disp=or}}) flows into a creek that becomes a tributary of the [[Pivka (river)|Pivka River]].<ref name="Savnik">{{cite book |last1=Savnik |first1=Roman |title=Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 |date=1968 |publisher=Državna založba Slovenije |location=Ljubljana |pages=264}}</ref> The Avsec Quarry ({{langx|sl|Avscov preht}}) lies on the west slope of Osojnica Hill southwest of Selce. {{clear left}} ==Church== The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the [[Feast of the Cross|Holy Cross]] and belongs to the [[Parish]] of [[Slavina, Postojna|Slavina]].<ref>[http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090306055057/http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf |date=2009-03-06 }}</ref> It dates from the 17th century and was remodeled in the 18th century.<ref name="Savnik"/>

==Notable people== Notable people that were born or lived in Selce include: *Matej Milharčič (1812–1853), a priest, missionary to Africa, and temperance campaigner<ref name="Savnik"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Milharčič, Matej (1812–1853) |url=https://www.slovenska-biografija.si/oseba/sbi368852/ |website=Slovenska biografija |publisher=ZRC SAZU |access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{commons category-inline|Selce, Pivka|Selce}} *[https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:2703_x1579175.795444428_y5732279.458103405_s14_b2345 Selce on Geopedia]

[[Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Pivka]]