Senožeče (; it, Senosecchia, german: Senosetsch) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Divača The Municipality of Divača (; sl, Občina Divača) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Divača. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, when the ...

in the

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region of

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Name

Senožeče was attested in historical sources as ''Sehenossecsch'' in 1217, ''Senosensach'' in 1297, and ''Sinesecha'' in 1310, among other spellings. The name is derived from the plural demonym ''*Sěnožęťani'' 'residents of a hayfield or meadow' (from the common noun ''*sěnožętъ'' '(mountain) meadow, meadow mown once a year').

Church

The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

in the settlement is dedicated to

Saint Bartholomew Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو� ...

and belongs to the Koper

Diocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...

.Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

Notable people

Senožeče is the birthplace of the Olympic fencer Rudolf Cvetko and the anti-Fascist insurgent leader Danilo Zelen.

References

External links

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Senožeče on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Divača {{Divača-geo-stub