Zavratec, Idrija
Zavratec | |
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 Zavratec | |
  Zavratec Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′31″N 14°7′54.27″E / 45.99194°N 14.1317417°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Idrija |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 699.4 m (2,294.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 118 |
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Zavratec (pronounced [zaˈwɾaːtəts]; German: Sauratz[2]) is a village in the hills east of Idrija in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia.[3] It includes the hamlets of Zgornji Zavratec and Spodnji Zavratec (literally, 'upper Zavratec' and 'lower Zavratec').[4]
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[5] It is a Baroque-style church dating to 1647 with an octagonal chancel walled on three sides, a wide rectangular nave, and a belfry. The interior of the name and the presbytery are ornamented with frescoes dating to 1713. Additional remodeling took place in 1747.[6] The church is surrounded by a cemetery.
Gallery
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The hamlet of Spodnji Zavratec -
Chapel shrine in Zavratec
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 124.
- ^ Idrija municipal site
- ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 181.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived March 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 4135
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| Settlements | Administrative seat: Idrija
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