Rtiče Explained

Official Name:Rtiče
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Zagorje ob Savi
Area Total Km2:1.08
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:15
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0672°N 14.9981°W
Elevation M:764.9
Postal Code:1414
Footnotes:[1]

Rtiče (in Slovenian pronounced as /əɾˈtiːtʃɛ/; in older sources also Artiče,[2] formerly Sveti Bric,[3] German: Sankt Brizi[3]) is a settlement west of Podkum in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Brice (Slovenian: sveti Bric) and belongs to the Parish of Šentjurij–Podkum. It dates to the 17th century.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Cilli und Ratschach. 1:75,000 map. 1915. Belgrade: Bojni geografski institut.
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.
  4. http://www.zagorje.si Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage