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Mozelj
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Also known as Obermösel, Mösel

Mozelj (; sometimes Gorenji Mozelj, or Mösel) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It was a village inhabited mostly by Gottschee Germans. During the Second World War its original population was expelled. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

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Place details

Locality
Mozelj
Region
Municipality of Kočevje
Country
Slovenija
Population
197

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Mozelj
Settlement.image_skyline
Mozelj Slovenia 1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lower Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Southeast Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Kočevje
Settlement.area_total_km2
12.45
Settlement.population_as_of
2002
Settlement.population_total
184
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Population
192
Area
12.45
Elevation
499.3
Image
Mozelj Slovenia 1.jpg
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Commons category
Mozelj
female population
98
male population
94
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Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Mass grave
  • Churches
  • References
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Mozelj (; sometimes Gorenji Mozelj, or Mösel) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. It was a village inhabited mostly by Gottschee Germans. During the Second World War its original population was expelled. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

==Name== Mozelj was attested in the land registry of 1574 as Obermössl. The Slovene name Mozelj is based on German Obermösel. This, in turn, is believed to be a diminutive of Moos 'low-lying, damp ground; swamp'. The German name Obermösel literally means 'upper Mösel' and distinguished the settlement from neighboring Niedermösel (literally, 'lower Mösel'), today known as Kočarji.

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