Jelše () is a small settlement in the
Municipality of Mirna Peč
The Municipality of Mirna Peč (; sl, Občina Mirna Peč) is a municipality in southeast Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The seat of the municipality, which was established in 1998, is Mirna Peč. With an estimated ...
in southeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It lies on the left bank of the
Temenica River near where it reemerges from its underground course, just north of Mirna Peč. The
railway line from
Ljubljana
Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center.
During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
to
Novo Mesto
Novo Mesto (; sl, Novo mesto; also known by other alternative names) is a city on a bend of the Krka River in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The town is traditionally considered t ...
runs just east of the settlement. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola and is now included in the
Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Mirna Peč municipal site
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References
External links
Jelše on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Mirna Peč
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