Gosteče

Gosteče
Gosteče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°9′13.96″N 14°20′40.69″E / 46.1538778°N 14.3446361°ECoordinates: 46°9′13.96″N 14°20′40.69″E / 46.1538778°N 14.3446361°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Škofja Loka
Area
 • Total 2.10 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Elevation 337.9 m (1,108.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 74
[1]

Gosteče (pronounced [ɡɔˈsteːtʃɛ]) is a village on a river terrace on the right bank of the Sora River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

View from north
Exterior fresco
Saint Andrew's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Andrew. The exterior features several frescoes,[2] including a 14th-century depiction of Saint Christopher.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ "Gosteče. Podr.c.sv.Andreja. Župnija Sora." Undated manuscript, p. 2. (Slovene)
  3. ↑ Rozman, Ksenija. 1989. "Gosteče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 3, p. 314. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.

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