Smrečje, Vrhnika

Smrečje

Smrečje
Smrečje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°0′53.31″N 14°12′27.28″E / 46.0148083°N 14.2075778°E / 46.0148083; 14.2075778Coordinates: 46°0′53.31″N 14°12′27.28″E / 46.0148083°N 14.2075778°E / 46.0148083; 14.2075778
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Vrhnika
Area
  Total 6.45 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Elevation 445.2 m (1,460.6 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 242
[1]

Smrečje (pronounced [ˈsmɾeːtʃjɛ]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Vrhnika in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It comprises the hamlets of Celarje, Jazba, Kajndol, Semija, Spodnje Smrečje, Zgornje Smrečje, Spodnja Dolina (Slovene: Spodnja dolina), and Šuštarjev Graben (Šuštarjev graben).[3]

Church

Assumption of Mary Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Parish of Šentjošt nad Horjulom.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Vrhnika municipal site
  3. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 452.
  4. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website


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