Mače, Preddvor

Mače
Mače Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°18′42.5″N 14°24′57.09″E / 46.311806°N 14.4158583°ECoordinates: 46°18′42.5″N 14°24′57.09″E / 46.311806°N 14.4158583°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Preddvor
Area
• Total	9.18 km^2 (3.54 sq mi)
Elevation	551.2 m (1,808.4 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	116
[1]

Mače (pronounced [ˈmaːtʃɛ]; German: Katzendorf^[2]) is a small village in the Municipality of Preddvor in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.^[3]

Geography

The Devil's Forest

Mače stands on a ridge between the valleys of Dry Creek (Slovene: Suha) and Bistrica Creek.^[4] The territory of Mače includes an isolated patch of forest below Middle Peak (Slovene: Srednji vrh, 1,853 meters or 6,079 feet) known as the Devil's Forest (Slovene: Hudičev boršt).

Church

The local church built on a hill above the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It was first mentioned in documents dating to 1156. The surviving church is a Gothic building from the late 14th or early 15th century. The original vaulted sanctuary survives. The painted wooden ceiling of the nave is from 1649 and was renovated in 1996. Frescos on the north side of the nave depict the journey of the Magi and on the central arch the legend of Saint Ursula. On the south wall Saint Christopher and the Crucifixion of Jesus are shown, with the date 1467.^[5]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.
3. Preddvor municipal site Archived December 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 163.
5. Slovenian Tourist Board site

External links

• Mače at Geopedia.si