Smrečje, Vrhnika Explained

Official Name:Smrečje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vrhnika
Area Total Km2:6.45
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:242
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0148°N 14.2076°W
Elevation M:445.2
Footnotes:[1]

Smrečje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsmɾeːtʃjɛ/) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It comprises the hamlets of Celarje, Jazba, Kajndol, Samija, Spodnje Smrečje, Zgornje Smrečje, Spodnja Dolina (Slovenian: Spodnja dolina), and Šuštarjev Graben (Slovenian: Šuštarjev graben).[3]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Parish of Šentjošt nad Horjulom.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.vrhnika.si Vrhnika municipal site
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1 . 1968 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 452.
  4. http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/571E428CEC0D5849C12572030034FA07?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website