Konjšica Explained

Official Name:Konjšica
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Litija, Zagorje ob Savi
Area Total Km2:7.29
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:143
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0973°N 14.9719°W
Elevation M:490
Postal Code:1272
Footnotes:[1]

Konjšica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkoːnʃitsa/; in older sources also Košica,[2] German: Koschza[2]) is a settlement in the hills on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. A small part of the settlement also lies in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew (Slovenian: sveti Jernej) and belongs to the Parish of Podkum. It dates to 1780.[4]

Notable people

The conductor Carlos Kleiber and his wife Stanislava Brezovar are buried at the local cemetery.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.
  3. http://www.litija.si/ Municipality of Litija website
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage