Vihre Explained

Official Name:Vihre
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:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Krško
Area Total Km2:3.12
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:153
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9135°N 15.5276°W
Elevation M:154.8
Postal Code:8273
Footnotes:[1]

Vihre (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋiːxɾɛ/) is a village in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. It lies between the right bank of the Sava River and the motorway from Ljubljana to Zagreb. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

The local church, built southeast of the village, is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovenian: sveti Urh) and belongs to the Parish of Leskovec pri Krškem. It was built in the 15th century and greatly rebuilt in the late 19th century.[3]

Parts of buildings and the eastern necropolis of the Roman town of Neviodunum have been excavated close to the settlement.[4]

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Notes and References

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