Velike Pece

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Velike Pece
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Velike Pece is located in Slovenia
Velike Pece
Velike Pece
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′54.38″N 14°50′17.84″E / 45.9317722°N 14.8382889°E / 45.9317722; 14.8382889Coordinates: 45°55′54.38″N 14°50′17.84″E / 45.9317722°N 14.8382889°E / 45.9317722; 14.8382889
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIvančna Gorica
Area
 • Total2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Elevation
310.4 m (1,018.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total85
[1]

Velike Pece (pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɛ ˈpeːtsɛ]; in older sources also Velike Peče,[2] German: Großpeze[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The A2 Slovenian motorway runs just north of the settlement core. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church[]

Our Lady of the Snows Church

The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows (Slovene: Marija Snežna) and belongs to the Parish of Šentvid pri Stični. It is originally a Gothic building, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1642 and heavily remodelled in the 17th and 18th centuries.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 100.
  3. ^ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ^ "EŠD 2501". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 September 2011.

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