Moravče, Moravče
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| Moravče | |
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 Moravče
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| Coordinates: 46°08′10″N 14°44′45″E / 46.13611°N 14.74583°ECoordinates: 46°08′10″N 14°44′45″E / 46.13611°N 14.74583°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Rebolj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 923 |
| • Density | 511/km2 (1,320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
Moravče (German: Moräutsch)[2] is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Upper Carniola region. The village is home to about 925 people.[1] It includes the hamlet of Trzen (German: Tersen[2]).[3]
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Late Gothic building that was extended and restyled in the Baroque in 1740. Its 19th-century facade has two belfries.[4]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Moravče". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 20–21. (Slovene)
- ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 96–97.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1489
External links [edit]
- Moravče municipal site (in Slovene)
- Moravče on Geopedia
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