Češnjica pri Kropi

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Češnjica pri Kropi
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Češnjica pri Kropi
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°17′15.91″N14°13′41.48″E / 46.2877528°N 14.2281889°E / 46.2877528; 14.2281889 Coordinates: 46°17′15.91″N14°13′41.48″E / 46.2877528°N 14.2281889°E / 46.2877528; 14.2281889
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Radovljica
Elevation 486.7 m (1,596.8 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 118
[1]

Češnjica pri Kropi (pronounced  [ˈtʃeːʃnjitsa pɾi ˈkɾoːpi] ) is a village near Kropa in the Municipality of Radovljica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Municipality of Radovljica Municipality in Slovenia

The Municipality of Radovljica is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of northern Slovenia. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Radovljica. The municipality has around 18,000 inhabitants and an area of 118 square kilometres (46 sq mi). It is located at the southern slope of the Karawanks mountain range at the confluence of the Sava Dolinka and the Sava Bohinjka, both headwaters of the Sava River.

Upper Carniola

Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale. It has around 300,000 inhabitants or 14% of the population of Slovenia.

Slovenia republic in Central Europe

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Češnjica to Češnjica pri Kropi in 1952. [2]

Church

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Saint Thomas's Church

The church in Češnjica pri Kropi is dedicated to Saint Thomas. It was built in 1696 and renovated in 1763 and 1814. The church is decorated in a simple Baroque style. [3]

Thomas the Apostle Early Christian, one of the twelve apostles and a saint

Thomas the Apostle (Biblical Hebrew: תומאס הקדוש‎; Greek: Θωμάς; Coptic: ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ; Classical Syriac: ܬܐܘܡܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ‎ Ṯaumā s̲h̲liḥā ; also called Didymus which means Twin was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, according to the New Testament.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  3. ↑ Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 543.


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