Peče
| Peče | |
|---|---|
|
Postcard of Peče | |
  Peče Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°8′52.59″N 14°48′31.67″E / 46.1479417°N 14.8087972°ECoordinates: 46°8′52.59″N 14°48′31.67″E / 46.1479417°N 14.8087972°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Moravče |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 439.2 m (1,440.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 170 |
| [1] | |
Peče (pronounced [ˈpeːtʃɛ]; German: Petsch[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Upper Carniola region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Gothic building dating to the 16th century.[4]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.
- ↑ Moravče municipal site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2100
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