Češnjice, Lukovica Explained

Official Name:Češnjice
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:46.192°N 14.776°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Lukovica
Area Total Km2:0.89
Elevation M:697.6
Population Total:16
Population As Of:2002
Footnotes:[1]

Češnjice (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈtʃeːʃnitsɛ/; German: Kerschstetten[2]) is a small village in the Municipality of Lukovica in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel.[4] In the 18th century it was a well-known pilgrimage place.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 18.
  3. http://www.lukovica.si/opis/kraji.asp Lukovica municipal site
  4. http://www.druzina.si/ICD/spletnastran.nsf/all/8EF55884377E88CBC125732500371B1D Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site