Potoče, Preddvor Explained

Official Name:Potoče
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:Preddvor
Area Total Km2:5.14
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:322
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3056°N 14.4373°W
Elevation M:527
Footnotes:[1]

Potoče (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔˈtoːtʃɛ/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Preddvor in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Castle

Just outside the settlement stands Turn Castle, the birthplace of Josipina Turnograjska.

Church

The local church, built on a hill above the settlement, is dedicated to Saint James.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.preddvor.si Preddvor municipal site
  3. http://www.preddvor.si/uradno_glasilo/objave2006/042006.pdf Uradno glasilo Občine Preddvor 12(4), 19 October 2006, with list of declared cultural monuments in the municipality