Velika Slevica
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SloveniaElevation610.9 m (2,004.3 ft)
Velika Slevica | |
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  Velika Slevica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′4.37″N 14°37′9.61″E / 45.8178806°N 14.6193361°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Velike Lašče |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610.9 m (2,004.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 60 |
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Velika Slevica (pronounced [ˈʋeːlika ˈsleːʋitsa]; in older sources also Velika Slivica,[2] German: Großsliwitz[2]) is a village southwest of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Velike Lašče is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Velika Slevica was attested in historical sources as Zilowiz in 1230, Syloycz in 1335, Silewecz in 1346, and Czylowecz in 1436, among other spellings.[4]
