Semič
| Semič | |
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| Settlement | |
St Stephen's Church
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 Semič
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| Coordinates: 45°39′16.56″N 15°10′42.01″E / 45.6546000°N 15.1783361°ECoordinates: 45°39′16.56″N 15°10′42.01″E / 45.6546000°N 15.1783361°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia
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| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Semič |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.47 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 318.5 m (1,044.9 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 2,017 |
| • Density | 176/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
Semič (pronounced [ˈseːmitʃ]; German: Semitsch, formerly also Semenič) is a settlement in southeastern Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the Municipality of Semič.
The settlement is located in the traditional region of White Carniola (Bela krajina, part of Lower Carniola) and the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It lies between the Kočevje Rog Plateau and the Gorjanci range of the Žumberak Mountains to the northeast. The slopes of the Gorjanci Hills are used for wine growing.
Semič is the site of an Iskra Kondenzatorji capacitor production plant, the largest employer in the region. In the 1980s the improper handling of PCB waste material led to serious pollution of nearby Krupa Creek and caused a major environmental scandal.
Semič contains a large number of hamlets, some of which used to be independent settlements. These include Coklovca, Gaber pri Semiču, Gora, Kašča, Kot pri Semiču (German: Winkel), Krč, Mladica, Podturn, Sadinja Vas (Sodinsdorf), Sela pri Semiču (Sela bei Heiligengeist), Trata, Vavpča Vas (Amtmannsdorf), Vrh, and Vrtača pri Semiču.
The name of the hamlet of Gaber, in the southwest part of the settlement, was changed to Gaber pri Semiču in 1953.
The name of the former village of Sela pri Svetem Duhu (literally, 'Sela by the Holy Spirit') in the east-central part of settlement was changed to Sela pri Semiču (literally, 'Sela by Semič') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. Sela pri Semiču ceased to exist as an independent settlement in 2001, when it was annexed by Semič.
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