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Senično
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°19′52.14″N14°19′3.8″E / 46.3311500°N 14.317722°E / 46.3311500; 14.317722 Coordinates: 46°19′52.14″N14°19′3.8″E / 46.3311500°N 14.317722°E / 46.3311500; 14.317722
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Tržič
Elevation 513.7 m (1,685.4 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 288
[1]

Senično (pronounced  [sɛˈniːtʃnɔ] ; in older sources also Stenično, [2] German : Stenitschno [2] ) is a village in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

German language West Germanic language

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The local church is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and dates from the 14th century with well-preserved late 15th-century frescos on the walls and ceiling of the sanctuary. The church lies inside a walled enclosure with a portal dated 1738. [3]

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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. 66.
  3. Slovenian Tourist Board website