Jelša () is a

dispersed settlement A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a num ...

in the hills above

Velika Kostrevnica Velika Kostrevnica () is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji in central Slovenia. It lies in a small valley southeast of Šmartno. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is included in the Central Slove ...

in the

Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji The Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šmartno pri Litiji. The municipality is now included in the Central ...

in central

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. The area is part of the historical region of

Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region in Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south an ...

. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Jelše'' to ''Jelša'' in 1990.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the

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of Šmartno. It dates to the 17th century.

References

External links

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Jelša on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji {{ŠmartnopriLitiji-geo-stub