Klošter

Klošter
Klošter

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°37′3.66″N 15°14′23.16″E / 45.6176833°N 15.2397667°E / 45.6176833; 15.2397667Coordinates: 45°37′3.66″N 15°14′23.16″E / 45.6176833°N 15.2397667°E / 45.6176833; 15.2397667
Country Slovenia
Traditional region White Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Metlika
Area
  Total 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation 156.7 m (514.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 80
[1]

Klošter (pronounced [ˈkloːʃtəɾ]; German: Kloster[2]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Lahinja River in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

The local church, built north of the settlement, at the confluence of the Krupa with the Lahinja, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and belongs to the Parish of Podzemelj. It was built in the second half of the 15th century and was remodelled in the Baroque syle when it was extended in the 17th century. The belfry was added in 1828.[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. 13.
  3. Metlika municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2125


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