Veliki Otok Explained

Official Name:Veliki Otok
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:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Postojna
Area Total Km2:17.32
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:148
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7829°N 14.1953°W
Elevation M:539.8
Footnotes:[1]

Veliki Otok (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋeːliki ˈɔːtɔk/; German: Großotok,[2] Italian: Ottocco Grande) is a village north of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. The entrance to Postojna Cave lies immediately east of the village. A second karst cave, known as Otok Cave (Slovenian: Otoška jama), lies 1 km north of the settlement.[3]

The church in the centre of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Catherine. A second church on a small hill close to the entrance to Otok Cave is dedicated to Saint Andrew. Both belong to the Parish of Postojna.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 136.
  3. http://www.postojna.si Postojna municipal site
  4. Web site: Koper Diocese list of churches . 2009-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090306055057/http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf . 2009-03-06 . dead .