Kočarji

Kočarji
Kočarji is located in Slovenia
Kočarji
Kočarji
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°35′30.28″N 14°56′59.98″E / 45.5917444°N 14.9499944°E / 45.5917444; 14.9499944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityKočevje
Area
 • Total
4.22 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Elevation
496.4 m (1,628.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
29
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
[1]

Kočarji (pronounced [ˈkoːtʃaɾji]; sometimes Kožarji,[2][3] German: Niedermösel[2][4]) is a settlement in the hills southeast of the town 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.[5]

Church

Former site of Saint Ambrose's Church

The local church, dedicated to Saint Ambrose, was first mentioned in documents dating to 1526. Only its foundation is left today.[6]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 38.
  3. ^ Glonar, Joža. 1933. Poučni slovar, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Umetniška propaganda, p. 562.
  4. ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  5. ^ "Kočevje municipal site". Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  6. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2768


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