Velike Češnjice Explained

Official Name:Velike Češnjice
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ivančna Gorica
Area Total Km2:1.54
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:185
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9649°N 14.8449°W
Elevation M:364
Footnotes:[1]

Velike Češnjice (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋeːlikɛ ˈtʃeːʃnjitsɛ/; in older sources also Velike Črešnjice,[2] German: Großtscheschenze[2]) is a village northeast of Šentvid pri Stični in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church

The local church built in the northern part of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Šentvid pri Stični. It was originally a Romanesque and was restyled in the Baroque in the 18th century.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 98.
  3. http://www.ivancna-gorica.si/ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. Web site: EŠD 2500 . sl . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 1 September 2011.