Kremen, Krško Explained

Official Name:Kremen
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 Km2:1.52
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:204
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9675°N 15.5104°W
Elevation M:306.2
Postal Code:8270
Footnotes:[1]

Kremen (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈkɾɛːmɛn/) is a settlement in the hills immediately northeast of the town of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

The local church is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician and belongs to the Parish of Videm–Krško. It has a rectangular nave with a three-sided apse and dates to 1654. The main altar is from the 18th century.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.krsko.si Krško municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage