Belica, Osilnica

Belica (pronounced [ˈbeːlitsa]; German: Weißenbach[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Osilnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Belica
Belica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°34′5.42″N 14°42′31.13″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityOsilnica
Area
  Total1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Elevation
377.1 m (1,237.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total7
[1]

There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It dates to the second half of the 19th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.
  3. Oslinica municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 15494


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