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Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
Osilnica
Coat of arms of OsilnicaCoat of arms
Osilnica is located in SloveniaOsilnicaOsilnicaLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°31′44″N 14°41′54″E / 45.52889°N 14.69833°E / 45.52889; 14.69833
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityOsilnica
Area
 • Total1.1 km (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation293.6 m (963.3 ft)
Population
 • Total76

Osilnica (pronounced [ɔˈsiːu̯nitsa], in older sources also Osivnica, German: Ossiunitz) is a settlement in southern Slovenia. It is located on the left bank of the Kolpa River next to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It is the largest settlement and the seat of the Municipality of Osilnica.

The Čabranka, a small river on the border between Slovenia and Croatia and a left tributary of the Kupa River, joins the Kupa at Osilnica.

Name

Osilnica was attested in historical sources in 1365 as Ossiwniz (and as Ossawnitz in 1456–61 and Ossynnitz in 1498). The name may be derived from the adjective osiv 'grayish'. Derivation from *osьlьnica (< *osьlъ 'donkey' or *osьla 'whetstone') has also been proposed, but is less convincing for vocalic reasons.

History

The Osilnica volunteer fire department became a founding unit of the Kočevje municipal fire department on 28 August 1955.

Church

The parish church in Osilnica is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It has a cruciform floor plan and was built in 1876 on the site of a 16th-century building.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Osilnica include:

  • Peter Klepec, legendary figure
  • Stane Jarm (1931–2011), sculptor

Gallery

  • Osilnica as Osiunitza on a 1928 map Osilnica as Osiunitza on a 1928 map
  • Postcard from c. 1928–1947 Postcard from c. 1928–1947
  • Saints Peter and Paul Church Saints Peter and Paul Church
  • The Kolpa River near Osilnica The Kolpa River near Osilnica

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 13.
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 40.
  4. Kostel municipal site
  5. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 294.
  6. Gasilska zveza Kočevja: Zgodovina Archived 2011-06-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
  7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1808
  8. Longley, Norm. 2004. The Rough Guide to Slovenia. New York: Rough Guides, p. 228.

External links

Municipality of Osilnica
SettlementsAdministrative seat: Osilnica The location of the Municipality of Osilnica
Landmarks
  • Stane Jarm Gallery
  • St. Giles' Church in Ribjek

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