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Zemelj
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Zemelj () is a small settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. 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
Metlika
Region
Municipality of Metlika
Country
Slovenija
Population
61

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Zemelj
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
White Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Southeast Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Metlika
Settlement.area_total_km2
0.43
Settlement.population_as_of
2002
Settlement.population_total
64
Settlement.population_blank1_title
Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title
Religions

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Zemelj () is a small settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

The local church, built outside the settlement to the south, is dedicated to Saint Helena and belongs to the Parish of Podzemelj. It was built in the 19th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zemelj” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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