Dečno Selo

Dečno Selo (pronounced [ˈdeːtʃnɔ ˈsɛːlɔ]; Slovene: Dečno selo, in older sources also Dečna Sela,[2] German: Detschnasela[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Dečno Selo
Dečno Selo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°57′9.3″N 15°36′20.29″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
  Total4.35 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Elevation
173.1 m (567.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total320
[1]

A small chapel-shrine in the centre of the village was built in the early 20th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 6.
  3. Brežice municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 10540


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