Selo Rotunda, Romanesque rotunda in Selo, Slovenia

Selo Rotunda is a small circular church built during the first half of the 13th century, featuring a central cylindrical chamber topped with a conical roof. The interior surfaces are completely covered with medieval frescoes painted directly onto the walls, which form the main focus of any visit.

The brick rotunda was built in the first half of the 13th century and first appears in written records in 1365. A 1698 visitation note records a tradition that the Templars built it. In 1845–46 its Romanesque windows were walled up or enlarged, a tower was added in place of the altar, and the roof was replaced; a late Gothic winged altar from around 1490 was moved to Budapest in 1864. Yugoslav conservation restored the church in 1956.

The church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, whose figure survives among the damaged saints painted in the lower wall niches, together with Saints Dorothy, Margaret and Mary Magdalene. Masses are still held here regularly, and a small visitor centre near the church, built with European Union support, offers written and audio information in Hungarian.

The best way to visit the rotunda is through the Moravske Toplice Tourist Information Center, located about 11 kilometers away, where you can arrange access. It is worth contacting them in advance since the chapel sits in an isolated location with limited visiting hours.

The bells hang not in the rotunda but in a separate wooden tower, since the church has no belfry of its own. The dome frescoes were restored in 1980. A small visitor centre near the church, built with European Union support, offers written and audio information in Hungarian.