Zavratec, Idrija

Zavratec
Zavratec Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′31″N 14°7′54.27″E / 45.99194°N 14.1317417°ECoordinates: 45°59′31″N 14°7′54.27″E / 45.99194°N 14.1317417°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Idrija
Area
• Total	3.81 km^2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation	699.4 m (2,294.6 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	118
[1]

Zavratec (pronounced [zaˈwɾaːtəts]) is a village in the hills east of Idrija in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia.^[2] It includes the hamlets of Zgornji Zavratec and Spodnji Zavratec (literally, 'upper Zavratec' and 'lower Zavratec').^[3]

Church

Saint Ulrich's Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich and belongs to the Koper Diocese.^[4] It is a Baroque-style church dating to 1647 with an octagonal chancel walled on three sides, a wide rectangular nave, and a belfry. The interior of the name and the presbytery are ornamented with frescoes dating to 1713. Additional remodeling took place in 1747.^[5] The church is surrounded by a cemetery.

Gallery

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  The hamlet of Spodnji Zavratec
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  Chapel shrine in Zavratec

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
2. Idrija municipal site
3. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 181.
4. Koper Diocese list of churches Archived March 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived March 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. reference number ešd 4135

External links

• Zavratec at Geopedia