Moravče pri Gabrovki

Moravče pri Gabrovki
Moravče pri Gabrovki

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°0′14.86″N 14°57′31.7″E / 46.0041278°N 14.958806°E / 46.0041278; 14.958806Coordinates: 46°0′14.86″N 14°57′31.7″E / 46.0041278°N 14.958806°E / 46.0041278; 14.958806
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Litija
Area
  Total 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation 473.2 m (1,552.5 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 220
  Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
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Moravče pri Gabrovki (pronounced [mɔˈɾaːu̯tʃɛ pɾi ˈɡaːbɾɔu̯ki]; German: Moräutsch[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. Traditionally the entire area was part of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Moravče to Moravče pri Gabrovki in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Moräutsch.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Hermagoras (Slovene: sveti Mohor) and belongs to the Parish of Gabrovka. It is a 16th-century building, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526. Its main altar dates to 1674.[5]

References

  1. "Moravče". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.
  3. Litija municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2395
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