Metnaj Explained

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]

Church

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]

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. 102.
  3. http://www.ivancna-gorica.si/ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. Web site: EŠD 2342 . sl . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 29 August 2011.