Male Vodenice

Male Vodenice
Male Vodenice

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°49′27.47″N 15°23′43.29″E / 45.8242972°N 15.3953583°ECoordinates: 45°49′27.47″N 15°23′43.29″E / 45.8242972°N 15.3953583°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Kostanjevica na Krki
Area
 • Total 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation 387.4 m (1,271.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 33
[1]

Male Vodenice (German: Kleinwodenitz)[2] is a settlement in the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. Its territory extends right to the border with Croatia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region.[3]

The local church, built on a hill east of the main settlement, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and belongs to the Parish of Kostanjevica na Krki. It is a 14th-century Gothic building with a belfry. Its main and side altars date to the 18th century.[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. 70. (Slovene)
  3. ↑ Kostanjevica na Krki municipal site
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1912

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