Reteče

Reteče
Village

Postcard of Reteče
Reteče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°9′30.01″N 14°22′10″E / 46.1583361°N 14.36944°ECoordinates: 46°9′30.01″N 14°22′10″E / 46.1583361°N 14.36944°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Škofja Loka
Area
  Total 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Elevation 351.9 m (1,154.5 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 368
[1]

Reteče (pronounced [ɾɛˈtɛːtʃɛ]; German: Retetsche[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Evangelist.[3] It was first mentioned in documents from 1501, but was rebuilt a number of times.[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. 62.
  3. Official Government Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, 30 July 2007, Declaration of the Church in Reteče as a cultural monument
  4. Reteče Parish website

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