Velike Lese

Velike Lese
Velike Lese

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°52′19.44″N 14°48′26.7″E / 45.8720667°N 14.807417°E / 45.8720667; 14.807417Coordinates: 45°52′19.44″N 14°48′26.7″E / 45.8720667°N 14.807417°E / 45.8720667; 14.807417
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Ivančna Gorica
Area
 • Total 0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation 266 m (873 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 119
[1]

Velike Lese (pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɛ ˈleːsɛ]; German: Großlesse[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Krka River 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]

The local church is dedicated to Saint James (Slovene: sveti Jakob) and belongs to the Parish of Krka. It dates to the second half of the 17th century and was partially rebuilt in the 19th 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. 100.
  3. ↑ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ↑ "EŠD 1945". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 September 2011.


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