Selo () is a formerly independent settlement in the east-central part of the capital
Ljubljana
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During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...
in central
Slovenia
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. It belongs to the
City Municipality of Ljubljana
The City Municipality of Ljubljana (), also the City of Ljubljana ( sl, Mestna občina Ljubljana, acronym MOL) is one of twelve city and metropolitan municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is Ljubljana, the largest and capital city of Slovenia. , i ...
. It is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola
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and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
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Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a ...
.
Geography
Selo stands on the left bank of the
Ljubljanica River
The Ljubljanica (), known in the Middle Ages as the ''Sava'', is a river in the southern part of the Ljubljana Basin in Slovenia. The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, lies on the river. The Ljubljanica rises south of the town of Vrhnika and flow ...
on a slight bend just west of the mouth of the Gruber Canal,
at the site of the former sharp bend where the river's course was straightened in 1835.
Name
In older sources, the village was referred to as ''Sello an der Fabri(c)k'' (literally, 'Selo by the factory'), referring to a cloth factory established opposite
Selo Mansion
Selo Mansion ( sl, Dvorec Selo) is a mansion at Zalog Street () west of the intersection with Kajuh Street () in the former village of Selo in the Moste District of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is a Late Baroque mansion, currently ow ...
in the first half of the 18th century.
The name ''Selo'' is common in Slovenia and is derived from the common noun ''selo'' 'settlement, village'.
History
Selo was attested as a village in the 14th century.
Selo Mansion was built in Selo in 1760 and initially served as a
Jesuit
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College retreat from
Trieste
Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into provi ...
.
Together with the entire former Municipality of Moste, Selo was annexed by Ljubljana in 1935, ending its existence as a separate settlement.
Selo had a population of a population of 149 (in 13 houses) in 1880, 253 (in 17 houses) in 1900, and 2,108 (in 102 houses) in 1931.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Selo include:
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Andreas Meschutar (1791–1865), priest and administrative official
References
External links
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Selo on Geopedia(unlabeled)
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Localities of Ljubljana
Moste District