Gaberke

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Gaberke
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Gaberke
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°23′26.29″N15°4′42.29″E / 46.3906361°N 15.0784139°E / 46.3906361; 15.0784139 Coordinates: 46°23′26.29″N15°4′42.29″E / 46.3906361°N 15.0784139°E / 46.3906361; 15.0784139
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Šoštanj
Area
 • Total 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation 387.3 m (1,270.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 673
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Gaberke (pronounced  [ˈɡaːbɛɾkɛ] , in older sources also Gaberk, [2] German : Gaberg [2] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. [3]

German language West Germanic language

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Municipality of Šoštanj Municipality in Slovenia

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Gabrke to Gaberke in 1988. [4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovene : sveti Urh) and belongs to the Parish of Šoštanj. It was built in 1828 on the site of a 16th-century church. [5]

Church (building) building constructed for Christian worship

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Ulrich of Augsburg German bishop and saint

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 272.
  3. ↑ Šoštanj municipal site
  4. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3435
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