Želimlje
| Želimlje | |
|---|---|
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_location_map.svg.png)  Želimlje | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′0.07″N 14°34′13.62″E / 45.9166861°N 14.5704500°ECoordinates: 45°55′0.07″N 14°34′13.62″E / 45.9166861°N 14.5704500°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Škofljica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.45 km2 (2.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335.7 m (1,101.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 358 |
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Želimlje is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofljica in central Slovenia. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
Name
Želimlje was attested in written sources in 1300 as Schelein (and as Salein in 1318 and 1326, Zelein in 1321, and Seleym in 1436). The name is originally a possessive adjective, shortened from *Želimľe (selo) (literally, 'Želimъ's village'). Today the name is declined either as a neuter singular adjective (Želímlje -ega) or as a feminine plural noun (Želímlje -melj). The originally neuter singular adjective was reanalyzed as an accusative plural, and then as a feminine nominative plural. The personal name Želimъ is a hypocorism from a name such as *Želimirъ, preserved today in the Slovene name Željko.[3]
Church
The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built between 1882 and 1884.[4]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Škofljica municipal site
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 488.
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2718
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