Mače, Preddvor

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Mače
Mače
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°18′42.5″N 14°24′57.09″E / 46.311806°N 14.4158583°E / 46.311806; 14.4158583Coordinates: 46°18′42.5″N 14°24′57.09″E / 46.311806°N 14.4158583°E / 46.311806; 14.4158583
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Preddvor
Area
 • Total 9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Elevation 551.2 m (1,808.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 116
[1]

Mače (German: Katzendorf)[2] is a small village in the Municipality of Preddvor in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

The local church built on a hill above the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is first mentioned in documents dating to 1156. The surviving church is a Gothic building from the late 14th or early 15th century. The original vaulted sanctuary survives. The painted wooden ceiling of the nave is from 1649 and was renovated in 1996. Frescos on the north side of the nave depict the journey of the Magi and on the central arch the legend of Saint Ursula. On the south wall Saint Christopher and the Crucifixion of Jesus are shown, with the date 1467.[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. 54. (Slovene)
  3. ↑ Preddvor municipal site
  4. ↑ Slovenian Tourist Board site

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Settlements
Landmarks
  • Storžič
  • Lake Črnava
  • Turn Castle
  • Hrib Castle
  • Dvor Castle
  • St. Lawrence's Church
  • St. Peter's Parish Church
Notable people


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