Sela pri Šumberku () is a village in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.Trebnje municipal site
History A part-time school was established in the village in 1865, and regular schooling was started in 1872, when a school was also built. During the Second World War, the Partisans burned the school and rectory in Sela pri Šumberku on Christmas Day, 1943.Maček, Janko. 2011. Zgodba Marije Trunkelj iz Loga pod Šumbrekom. Zaveza 13/9–16.
Šumberk Castle
The ruins of Šumberk Castle (),Kos, Dušan. 1994. Med gradom in mestom: odnos kranjskega, slovenještajerskega in koroškega plemstva do gradov in meščanskih naselij do začetka 15. stoletja. Ljubljana: Znanstvenoraziskovalni center SAZU, p. 41. a 12th-century castle that was abandoned in the early 18th century, stand on a hill southeast of the settlement. The castle chapel survives as a church dedicated to Saint Catherine.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 8754 & 2241
Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526, but the current building dates to the mid-19th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2240
References
External links
Sela pri Šumberku on Geopedia