Velike Pece
Velike Pece (pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɛ ˈpeːtsɛ]; in older sources also Velike Peče,[2] German: Großpeze[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The A2 Slovenian motorway runs just north of the settlement core. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Velike Pece | |
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  Velike Pece Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′54.38″N 14°50′17.84″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Ivančna Gorica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.19 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310.4 m (1,018.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 85 |
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The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snow (Slovene: Marija Snežna) and belongs to the Parish of Šentvid pri Stični. It is originally a Gothic building, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1642 and heavily remodelled in the 17th and 18th centuries.[4]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 100.
- Ivančna Gorica municipal site
- "EŠD 2501". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
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