Official Name: | Golčaj |
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: | Upper Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Lukovica |
Area Total Km2: | 2.64 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | no permanent residents |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.1703°N 14.8091°W |
Elevation M: | 649.2 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Golčaj (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɡɔlˈtʃaːi̯/) is a small settlement south of Blagovica in the Municipality of Lukovica in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It has no permanent residents.[2]
Golčaj was attested in written sources as Goltschach in 1437 and Gulczach in 1444.[3]
The local church is built on a hill above the settlement and is dedicated to Saint Agnes (Slovenian: sveta Neža). It is the oldest church in the area and was first mentioned in documents dating to 1526. Its wooden coffered ceiling dates to 1680 and was restored in 1990. The main altar is from 1858.[4]