Knežja Njiva Explained

Official Name:Knežja Njiva
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Loška Dolina
Area Total Km2:6.32
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:29
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7193°N 14.4998°W
Elevation M:701
Footnotes:[1]

Knežja Njiva (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkneːʒja ˈnjiːʋa/, German: Grafenacker[2]) is a small village to the northeast above Markovec in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3] It is known locally as Gorenja.[4]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the parish of Stari Trg.[5]

External links

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 . 130.
  3. http://www.loska-dolina.si/ Loška Dolina municipal site
  4. http://zupnije.rkc.si/stari-trg-pri-lozu/pdf/Predstavitev.pdf The Parish and Deanery of Stari Trg and Its Priests (page 144)
  5. http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/D85EA1A9760204D8C12572030034F708?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website