Kačji Potok
| Kačji Potok | |
|---|---|
  Kačji Potok Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°34′41.06″N 14°57′57.23″E / 45.5780722°N 14.9658972°ECoordinates: 45°34′41.06″N 14°57′57.23″E / 45.5780722°N 14.9658972°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kočevje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 526.9 m (1,728.7 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 3 |
| [1] | |
Kačji Potok (pronounced [ˈkaːtʃji ˈpɔːtɔk]; German: Otterbach[2][3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]
The village chapel, dedicated to Saint Stephen, was a 15th-century structure, refurbished in the 18th and 19th century, but demolished after the Second World War.[5]
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. 38.
- ↑ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
- ↑ Kočevje municipal site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2780
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