Mala Slevica

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Mala Slevica
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Mala Slevica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′32.08″N14°37′39.01″E / 45.8089111°N 14.6275028°E / 45.8089111; 14.6275028 Coordinates: 45°48′32.08″N14°37′39.01″E / 45.8089111°N 14.6275028°E / 45.8089111; 14.6275028
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Velike Lašče
Area
 • Total 1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation 596.3 m (1,956.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 160
[1]

Mala Slevica (pronounced  [ˈmaːla ˈsleːʋitsa] ; in older sources also Mala Slivica, [2] German : Kleinsliwitz [2] ) is a settlement south of Velike Lašče in central Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Velike Lašče is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. [3]

German language West Germanic language

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Velike Lašče Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Velike Lašče is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Velike Lašče. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

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History

The village was formerly located at a higher elevation, at Sela Hill (633 meters or 2,077 feet) northwest of the current village core. It was later relocated to its current site at a crossroads, where a gallows stood in the 12th century. [4]

Church

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Saint James' Church

The local church, built in the hamlet of Hrastinjaki in the settlement, is dedicated to Saint James (Slovene : sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Parish of Velike Lašče. It is a Baroque building, dating to the mid-17th century. [5]

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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. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 46.
  3. ↑ Velike Lašče municipal site
  4. ↑ Deterding, Manfred. 2005. Mala Slevica. Information sign posted in the village. Velike Lašče: Občina Velike Lašče.
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2641


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