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Velike Češnjice

Coordinates: 45°57′53.61″N 14°50′41.65″E / 45.9648917°N 14.8449028°E / 45.9648917; 14.8449028
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Velike Češnjice
Velike Češnjice is located in Slovenia
Velike Češnjice
Velike Češnjice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°57′53.61″N 14°50′41.65″E / 45.9648917°N 14.8449028°E / 45.9648917; 14.8449028
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIvančna Gorica
Area
 • Total1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Elevation
364 m (1,194 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total185
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Velike Češnjice (pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɛ ˈtʃeːʃnjitsɛ]; in older sources also Velike Črešnjice,[2] German: Großtscheschenze[2]) is a village northeast of Šentvid pri Stični in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Church

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Saint Anne's Church

The local church built in the northern part of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Šentvid pri Stični. It was originally a Romanesque and was restyled in the Baroque in the 18th century.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 98.
  3. ^ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ^ "EŠD 2500". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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