Prečna
Prečna | |
|---|---|
  Prečna Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°48′55.06″N 15°7′10.32″E / 45.8152944°N 15.1195333°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Novo Mesto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 181.7 m (596.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 415 |
| [1] | |
Prečna (pronounced [ˈpɾeːtʃna], German: Pretschna[2]) is a settlement northwest of the town of Novo Mesto in southeastern 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 parish church is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in 1907 in a Neo-Gothic style on the site of an older church dedicated to the Prophet Elijah.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2008-04-04.
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 158.
- ^ "Novo Mesto municipal site". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived 2010-07-12 at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 2161
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