Zavratec, Idrija

Zavratec
Zavratec

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°59′31″N 14°7′54.27″E / 45.99194°N 14.1317417°ECoordinates: 45°59′31″N 14°7′54.27″E / 45.99194°N 14.1317417°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Littoral
Statistical region Gorizia
Municipality Idrija
Area
 • Total 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation 699.4 m (2,294.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 118
[1]

Zavratec is a village in the hills east of Idrija in the traditional Littoral region of Slovenia.[2] It includes the hamlets of Zgornji Zavratec and Spodnji Zavratec (literally, 'upper Zavratec' and 'lower Zavratec').[3]

Church

Saint Ulrich's Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Ulrich and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[4] It is a Baroque-style church dating to 1647 with an octagonal chancel walled on three sides, a wide rectangular nave, and a belfry. The interior of the name and the presbytery are ornamented with frescoes dating to 1713. Additional remodeling took place in 1747.[5] The church is surrounded by a cemetery.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Idrija municipal site
  3. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 181.
  4. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 4135

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