Želebej
Želebej is a settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River east of the town 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.- Type: Village with 49 residents
- Description: place in White Carniola, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Zelebej”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Metlika railway station.
Metlika railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Metlika railway station is situated 3½ km west of Želebej.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Božakovo and Bubnjarci.
Božakovo
Village
Božakovo is a village on the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Bubnjarci
Village
Photo: Grafmanfred, Public domain.
Bubnjarci is a village in Croatia on the Slovenian border. The name Bubnjarci comes from the time when the inhabitants in the 15–16th centuries, the Knights of Ozalj and Ribnik against the Turks served as a signal drummer.
Radoviči
Village
Radoviči is a settlement on the left bank of the Kolpa River, east of the town of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Želebej
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Municipality of Metlika, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.64712° or 45° 38′ 50″ northLongitude
15.36748° or 15° 22′ 3″ eastPopulation
49Elevation
153 metres (502 feet)Open location code
8FQQJ9W8+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3170252622OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8989687Wikidata ID
Q2764006
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Želebej” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Želebej”
- Chechen: “Желебей”
- Croatian: “Želebej”
- Dutch: “Želebej”
- French: “Želebej”
- German: “Schellebeiberg”
- German: “Sellebei”
- German: “Želebej”
- Irish: “Želebej”
- Polish: “Želebej”
- Romanian: “Želebej”
- Serbian: “Желебеј”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Želebej”
- Slovenian: “Želebej”
- Tatar: “Желебей”
- Ukrainian: “Желебей”
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