Vesca
| Vesca | |
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  Vesca Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′20.78″N 14°30′27.9″E / 46.1557722°N 14.507750°ECoordinates: 46°9′20.78″N 14°30′27.9″E / 46.1557722°N 14.507750°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Vodice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 322.3 m (1,057.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 53 |
| [1] | |
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]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Vesca include:
- Matija Koželj (1842–1917), painter[5]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32.
- ↑ Vodice municipal site
- ↑ Frišek, Anja, 2008. Strokovne podlage za Krajinski park Dobeno. Ljubljana: Filozofska fakulteta, Oddelek za geografijo, p. 12.
- ↑ Slovenski biografski leksikon: Matija Koželj (Slovene)
External links
| Settlements | Administrative centre: Vodice
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