Bistrica pri Tržiču
| Bistrica pri Tržiču | |
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  Bistrica pri Tržiču Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′29.09″N 14°17′34.64″E / 46.3580806°N 14.2929556°ECoordinates: 46°21′29.09″N 14°17′34.64″E / 46.3580806°N 14.2929556°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Tržič |
| Elevation | 543.7 m (1,783.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 3,187 |
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Bistrica pri Tržiču (pronounced [ˈbiːstɾitsa pɾi təɾˈʒiːtʃu]; German: Feistritz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Bistrica to Bistrica pri Tržiču in 1953.[3] In the past the German name was Feistritz.[2]
Church
St. George's Church
Northeast of the settlement's core stands St. George's Church, a chapel-of-ease of the Parish of Tržič. It is a 15th-century Baroque-redesigned Gothic church with a late-Gothic chancel and a coffered ceiling. The furnishings are from the 19th century.
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 66.
- ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
External links
- Bistrica pri Tržiču at Geopedia
Media related to Bistrica pri Tržiču at Wikimedia Commons
| Settlements | Administrative centre: Tržič
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