Sveta Ema Explained

Official Name:Sveta Ema
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Podčetrtek
Area Total Km2:1.38
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:178
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1804°N 15.6106°W
Elevation M:316
Footnotes:[1]

Sveta Ema (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsʋeːta ˈeːma/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Podčetrtek in eastern Slovenia. The area around Podčetrtek is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

The settlement gets its name from the parish church, dedicated to Saint Hemma. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in 1717.[3]

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Notes and References

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