Kovor Explained

Official Name:Kovor
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:Tržič
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:758
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3434°N 14.2826°W
Elevation M:512.1
Footnotes:[1]

Kovor (pronounced as /sl/; German: Kaier[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

The parish church in the village is dedicated to John the Baptist and was first mentioned in documents dating to 1296. Today's building is from the mid-18th century.[3]

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. 66.
  3. http://www.trzic.si Tržič municipal site