Official Name: | Metnaj |
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: | Lower Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Ivančna Gorica |
Area Total Km2: | 2.85 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 104 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.9799°N 14.8054°W |
Elevation M: | 545.8 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Metnaj (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmɛːtnaj/; German: Metnai[2]) is a village in the hills north of Stična in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Stična. It was originally a Romanesque building that was extensively remodelled in the 17th and 19th centuries.[4]