Mekinje nad Stično

Mekinje nad Stično
Mekinje nad Stično

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°57′52.47″N 14°48′46.93″E / 45.9645750°N 14.8130361°E / 45.9645750; 14.8130361Coordinates: 45°57′52.47″N 14°48′46.93″E / 45.9645750°N 14.8130361°E / 45.9645750; 14.8130361
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Ivančna Gorica
Area
 • Total 1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation 462.9 m (1,518.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 132
[1]

Mekinje nad Stično (pronounced [mɛˈkiːnjɛ nat ˈstiːtʃnɔ]; in older sources also Mekine[2]) is a settlement just north of Stična in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Mekinje to Mekinje nad Stično in 1953.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 102.
  3. ↑ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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