Grosuplje
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| Grosuplje Občina Grosuplje |
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| Coordinates: 45°57′18.45″N 14°40′22.32″E / 45.955125°N 14.6728667°ECoordinates: 45°57′18.45″N 14°40′22.32″E / 45.955125°N 14.6728667°E | |||
| Country |  Slovenia |
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| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Peter Verlič | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 133.8 km2 (51.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002)[1] | |||
| • Total | 18,694 | ||
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) | ||
Grosuplje is a town and a municipality in central Slovenia. It lies just south of the capital Ljubljana in the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Central Slovenia statistical region.[2]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1980 on a site close to an older building dedicated to the same saint.[3]
[edit] Notable natives and residents
Notable inhabitants of Grosuplje include:
- Louis Adamic, Slovenian-American writer
- Janez Janša, former prime minister of Slovenia
[edit] References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
- ^ Grosuplje municipal site
- ^ "EŠD 9860" (in Slovene). Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?ESD=9860&submit.x=0&submit.y=0. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
[edit] External links
- Grosuplje on Geopedia
- Grosuplje municipal site
- Grosuplje Coat of Arms gallery page (in Slovene and in English)
- Grosuplje on Web - Drevored.si
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