Slivna Explained

Official Name:Slivna
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 Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Litija
Area Total Km2:3.47
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:136
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1225°N 14.8156°W
Elevation M:626.6
Postal Code:1252
Footnotes:[1]

Slivna (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsliːu̯na/) is a settlement west of Vače in the Municipality of Litija 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 Sava Statistical Region.[2] The settlement is the Geometric Centre of the Republic of Slovenia.

Church

The local church, built in the hamlet of Zgornja Slivna, is dedicated to Saint Agnes (Slovenian: sveta Neža) and belongs to the Parish of Vače. It is a late 14th-century church that was restyled in the Baroque in the late 17th to early 18th centuries.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.litija.si/ Municipality of Litija website
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage