Official Name: | Arnače |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Styria |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Savinja |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Velenje |
Area Total Km2: | 1.72 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 54 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.3392°N 15.118°W |
Elevation M: | 390.9 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Arnače (pronounced as /sl/) is a village in the Municipality of Velenje in northern Slovenia. It lies in the Ložnica Hills (Slovenian: Ložničko gričevje) south of the town of Velenje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Giles (Slovenian: sveti Egidij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1365. Parts of the church were rebuilt in the mid 17th century and the early 18th century.[3]
Notable people that were born or lived in Arnače include the following: