Bela Cerkev Explained

Official Name:Bela Cerkev
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Šmarješke Toplice
Area Total Km2:0.74
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:107
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8667°N 15.2752°W
Elevation M:190.4
Footnotes:[1]

Bela Cerkev (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbeːla ˈtseːɾkɛu̯/) is a settlement on the right bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Šmarješke Toplice in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Bela Cerkev was attested as Alba eccclesia in 1283 and Weysenchirchen in 1296, among other spellings of these names.[3] All these names mean 'white church'.

Church

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in 1813 on the site of an earlier building.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.smarjeske-toplice.si/ Šmarješke Toplice municipal site
  3. Web site: Bela Cerkev . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . February 7, 2021.
  4. Web site: EŠD 1620 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110817065051/http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?ESD=1620&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 . dead . 17 August 2011 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 23 May 2011 .