Arnače Explained

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]

Church

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

Notable people that were born or lived in Arnače include the following:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.velenje.si Velenje municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  4. Web site: Karel Oštir . Slovenska biografija . ZRC SAZU . November 21, 2023 . Ljubljana.