Prevalje pod Krimom

Prevalje pod Krimom
Prevalje pod Krimom

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°57′21.31″N 14°23′30.7″E / 45.9559194°N 14.391861°E / 45.9559194; 14.391861Coordinates: 45°57′21.31″N 14°23′30.7″E / 45.9559194°N 14.391861°E / 45.9559194; 14.391861
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Brezovica
Area
  Total 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation 340.9 m (1,118.4 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 185
[1]

Prevalje pod Krimom (pronounced [ˈpɾeːʋaljɛ pɔt ˈkɾiːmɔm]; German: Prewole[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brezovica in central Slovenia. The municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Prevalje to Prevalje pod Krimom in 1953.[4]

Church

Our Lady of Sorrows Church

The local church, built on a small hill called Žalostna gora' (Mount of Sorrows; German: Trauerberg[2]) north of the settlement, is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and was built in 1727 by the Carthusians from Bistra. It belongs to the Parish of Preserje.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 118–119.
  3. Brezovica municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2181


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