Official Name: | Gorenji Leskovec |
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: | Lower Sava |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Krško |
Area Total Km2: | 2.85 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 89 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.0276°N 15.4136°W |
Elevation M: | 360.2 |
Postal Code: | 8283 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Gorenji Leskovec (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɡɔˈɾeːnji lɛˈskɔːʋəts/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /ɡɔˈɾeːnji lɛˈskoːʋəts/) is a settlement west of Senovo in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]
The local church in the centre of the village is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and belongs to the Parish of Brestanica. It was built in the 17th century. In the 18th century the belfry and two side chapels were added.[3]