Artiče

Artiče

Postcard of Artiče
Artiče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°57′0.93″N 15°35′8.69″E / 45.9502583°N 15.5857472°E / 45.9502583; 15.5857472Coordinates: 45°57′0.93″N 15°35′8.69″E / 45.9502583°N 15.5857472°E / 45.9502583; 15.5857472
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Brežice
Area
 • Total 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Elevation 216.1 m (709.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 281
[1]

Artiče (pronounced [aɾˈtiːtʃɛ]; German: Artitsch bei Rann[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of the town of Brežice. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was originally built in the late 16th century, but was remodelled in the early 20th century.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 6.
  3. ↑ Brežice municipal site
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 2858

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