Peče Explained

Official Name:Peče
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:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Moravče
Area Total Km2:1.78
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:170
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1479°N 14.8088°W
Elevation M:439.2
Postal Code:1251
Footnotes:[1]

Peče (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpeːtʃɛ/; German: Petsch[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Peče was attested in historical sources as Pesche and Peschs in 1238, Pecz in 1332, and Pethschach in 1497, among other spellings.[4]

Church

The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew (Slovenian: sveti Jernej) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Gothic building dating to the 16th century.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Peče include:

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. 20.
  3. http://www.moravce.si Moravče municipal site
  4. Web site: Peče . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . October 31, 2020.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage