Osilnica

Osilnica Občina Osilnica
—  Town and Municipality  —
St. Vitus church in Bosljiva Loka
Location of the Municipality of Osilnica in Slovenia
Osilnica Location of the Town of Osilnica in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°33′N 14°44′E / 45.55°N 14.733°E / 45.55; 14.733Coordinates: 45°33′N 14°44′E / 45.55°N 14.733°E / 45.55; 14.733
Country	Slovenia
Government
- Mayor	Antun Volf
Area
- Total	36.2 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
- Total	332
- Density	9.2/km2 (23.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02)

Osilnica is a settlement and a municipality in southern Slovenia. It located on the left bank of the Kolpa River next to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.^[2]

The parish church in Oslinica is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It has a cruciform floor plan and was built in 1876 on the site of a 16th-century building.^[3]

It is the municipality with the smallest population in Slovenia.^[4]

References

1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
2. ^ Kostel municipal site
3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1808
4. ^ http://www.osilnica.si/?Id=zanimivosti

External links

• Osilnica on Geopedia
• Osilnica municipal site