Škalce

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Škalce
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°20′57.4″N15°25′42.16″E / 46.349278°N 15.4283778°E / 46.349278; 15.4283778 Coordinates: 46°20′57.4″N15°25′42.16″E / 46.349278°N 15.4283778°E / 46.349278; 15.4283778
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Slovenske Konjice
Area
 • Total 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation 359.2 m (1,178.5 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 405
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Škalce (pronounced  [ˈʃkaːu̯tsɛ] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills just north of Slovenske Konjice itself. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. [2]

Municipality An administrative division having corporate status and usually some powers of self-government or jurisdiction

A municipality is usually a single urban administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. It is to be distinguished (usually) from the county, which may encompass rural territory or numerous small communities such as towns, villages and hamlets.

Slovenske Konjice Town and municipality in Slovenia

Slovenske Konjice is a town and a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria.

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.

The hills around the settlement are covered with small vineyards with associated buildings and features, some dating to the 14th century. [3]

Vineyard Plantation of grape-bearing vines

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Slovenske Konjice municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 10514


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