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Potoče, Divača

Coordinates: 45°43′37.77″N 14°1′23.87″E / 45.7271583°N 14.0232972°E / 45.7271583; 14.0232972
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Potoče
Potocce di Villabassa
Potoče is located in Slovenia
Potoče
Potoče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°43′37.77″N 14°1′23.87″E / 45.7271583°N 14.0232972°E / 45.7271583; 14.0232972
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityDivača
Area
 • Total3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation
561.7 m (1,842.8 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total48
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
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Potoče (pronounced [pɔˈtoːtʃɛ]; Italian: Potocce, Potocce di Villabassa) is a village in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Church

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View from south
Interior
Saint George's Church

The local church, now abandoned, is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Parish of Senožeče.[3] The church was built in 1526 and remodeled in 1655. It has a rectangular groin-vaulted chancel, a wide nave with a stuccoed ceiling, and a squat belltower over the entrance.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Divača municipal site Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Potoče pri Senožečah - Cerkev sv. Jurija". Register kulturne dediščine. Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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