Vesca

Vesca
Vesca

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°9′20.78″N 14°30′27.9″E / 46.1557722°N 14.507750°E / 46.1557722; 14.507750Coordinates: 46°9′20.78″N 14°30′27.9″E / 46.1557722°N 14.507750°E / 46.1557722; 14.507750
Country Slovenia
Region Upper Carniola
Municipality Vodice
Area
  Total 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation 322.3 m (1,057.4 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 53
[1]

Vesca (pronounced [ˈʋeːstsa]; in older sources also Vesce,[2] German: Wesze[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] It lies in the middle of the Skaručna Basin (Slovene: Skaruško polje).[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vesca include:

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32.
  3. Vodice municipal site
  4. Frišek, Anja, 2008. Strokovne podlage za Krajinski park Dobeno. Ljubljana: Filozofska fakulteta, Oddelek za geografijo, p. 12.
  5. Slovenski biografski leksikon: Matija Koželj (Slovene)


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