Buče, Kozje Explained

Official Name:Buče
Other Name:Fautsch
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kozje
Area Total Km2:2.46
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:145
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1043°N 15.5751°W
Elevation M:250.8
Footnotes:[1]

Buče (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbuːtʃɛ/, German: Fautsch[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the Sava Hills (Slovenian: Posavsko hribovje) northeast of Kozje. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

The Buče parish church, built on the southeastern edge of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. The current building dates to the 18th century, although a church on this site is mentioned in written documents dating to 1545.[4]

The site of a Roman villa rustica has been partially excavated in the hamlet of Groblje in the settlement.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 10.
  3. http://www.obcina-kozje.si Kozje municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage