Vesca

Vesca (pronounced [ˈʋeːstsa]; in older sources also Vesce,[2] German: Wesze[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] It lies in the middle of the Skaručna Basin (Slovene: Skaruško polje).[4]

Vesca
Vesca
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′20.78″N 14°30′27.9″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityVodice
Area
  Total2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation
322.3 m (1,057.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total53
[1]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vesca include:

  • Matija Koželj (1842–1917), painter[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32.
  3. Vodice municipal site
  4. Frišek, Anja, 2008. Strokovne podlage za Krajinski park Dobeno. Ljubljana: Filozofska fakulteta, Oddelek za geografijo, p. 12.
  5. Slovenski biografski leksikon: Matija Koželj (in Slovene)


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