Gosteče Explained

Official Name:Gosteče
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Škofja Loka
Area Total Km2:2.10
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:74
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1539°N 14.3446°W
Elevation M:337.9
Footnotes:[1]

Gosteče (pronounced as /sl/) is a village on a river terrace on the right bank of the Sora River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Andrew. The exterior features several frescoes,[2] including a 14th-century depiction of Saint Christopher.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://giskd2s.situla.org/MK_Zapiski/z001-0216.pdf "Gosteče. Podr.c.sv.Andreja. Župnija Sora." Undated manuscript, p. 2.
  3. Rozman, Ksenija. 1989. "Gosteče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 3, p. 314. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.