Sajevec

Sajevec
Sajevec

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°44′36.07″N 14°42′8.91″E / 45.7433528°N 14.7024750°E / 45.7433528; 14.7024750Coordinates: 45°44′36.07″N 14°42′8.91″E / 45.7433528°N 14.7024750°E / 45.7433528; 14.7024750
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Ribnica
Area
  Total 1.13 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation 505.3 m (1,657.8 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 151
[1]

Sajevec (pronounced [ˈsaːjɛʋəts]; German: Sajowitz[2]) is a village west of the town of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

The local church, built on a small hill southwest of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier and belongs to the Parish of Ribnica. It is a single-naved building that was built between 1721 and 1730 and dedicated in 1743.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.
  3. Ribnica municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2225

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