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Velike Malence

Coordinates: 45°53′6.4″N 15°34′6.38″E / 45.885111°N 15.5684389°E / 45.885111; 15.5684389
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Velike Malence
1930 postcard of Velike Malence
1930 postcard of Velike Malence
Velike Malence is located in Slovenia
Velike Malence
Velike Malence
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°53′6.4″N 15°34′6.38″E / 45.885111°N 15.5684389°E / 45.885111; 15.5684389
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
 • Total4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Elevation
150.1 m (492.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total219
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Velike Malence (pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɛ ˈmaːlɛntsɛ]) is a village on the right bank of the Krka River, close to its confluence with the Sava, in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

The village church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Čatež ob Savi. It is a Romanesque building, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1102. It was extensively rebuilt in the 19th century.[3]

Archaeological evidence indicates that the area has been occupied since the neolithic. In the Šentvid-Malence area, an archaeological site that has been protected as a cultural monument by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture, traces of a villa rustica have been found with evidence of a neolithic settlement layer below the Roman occupation level. Hallstatt and La Tène era Iron Age artefacts have also been found in the area.[4]

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