Veliki Otok

Veliki Otok
Veliki Otok
	Veliki Otok Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°46′58.57″N 14°11′43.08″E / 45.7829361°N 14.1953000°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Postojna
Area
• Total	17.32 km2 (6.69 sq mi)
Elevation	539.8 m (1,771.0 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	148

Veliki Otok (pronounced [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 (Slovene: 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]

References[edit]

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
^ Postojna municipal site
^ "Koper Diocese list of churches" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-06.

External links[edit]

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[Leksikon-2] Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.

[3] Postojna municipal site

[4] "Koper Diocese list of churches" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-06.

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