Peče

Peče

Postcard of Peče
Peče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°8′52.59″N 14°48′31.67″E / 46.1479417°N 14.8087972°E / 46.1479417; 14.8087972Coordinates: 46°8′52.59″N 14°48′31.67″E / 46.1479417°N 14.8087972°E / 46.1479417; 14.8087972
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Moravče
Area
  Total 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation 439.2 m (1,440.9 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 170
[1]

Peče (pronounced [ˈpeːtʃɛ]; German: Petsch[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Upper Carniola region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Gothic building dating to the 16th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.
  3. Moravče municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2100


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