Željne (; in older sources also ''Sela'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. ''Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem''. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4. or ''Selle'') is a

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northeast of the town of

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in southern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Geography

Željne is a

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on a gently undulating plain along the road from

Klinja Vas Klinja Vas (; , ,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. ''Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem''. Kočevje: ...

to Kočevje Rog. Kobl Hill stands south of the village. The soil is loamy and fertile. Željne Caves (''Željnske jame'') are located south of the village, from which Zeljne Creek (''Želijnske potok'') flows east. In the past, the caves were used as shelter during Ottoman incursions.

Name

Željne was attested in written sources in 1763–87 as ''Sella''. The name is ultimately derived from Slovene ''*Sela'' (literally 'villages', referring to multiple hamlets in the settlement). This name was borrowed into Gottschee German as ''Seele'', and the modern Slovene name ''Željne'' was then re-borrowed from the German dative plural form ''in Seelen'' 'in Željne'.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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of Kočevje. It was a 16th-century building, rebuilt after it was damaged by fire in 1888.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1891

References

External links

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Željne on GeopediaPre–World War II map of Željne with oeconyms and family names
Populated places in the Municipality of Kočevje {{Kočevje-geo-stub