Prečna

For the Prečna River, see Temenica.
Prečna
Prečna

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°48′55.06″N 15°7′10.32″E / 45.8152944°N 15.1195333°E / 45.8152944; 15.1195333Coordinates: 45°48′55.06″N 15°7′10.32″E / 45.8152944°N 15.1195333°E / 45.8152944; 15.1195333
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Novo Mesto
Area
 • Total 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Elevation 181.7 m (596.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 415
[1]

Prečna (pronounced [ˈpɾeːtʃna]) is a settlement northwest of the town of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in 1907 in a Neo-Gothic style on the site of an older church dedicated to the Prophet Elijah.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Novo Mesto municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2161


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