Vače
Appearance
Vače | |
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Coordinates: 46°7′10.39″N 14°50′16.82″E / 46.1195528°N 14.8380056°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Central Sava |
Municipality | Litija |
Area | |
• Total | 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 521.3 m (1,710.3 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 312 |
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Vače (pronounced [ˈʋaːtʃɛ]; German: Waatsch[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Archaeological finds
The settlement is best known for the
Vače belt-plate
(pasna spona z Vač), also discovered in Klenik.
Church
The local
Saint Andrew and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1844 on the site of an earlier building that was destroyed by fire.[4]
Notable people from Vače
- Slovene philosopher
Gallery
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Pillory
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Traditional building
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. 96.
- ^ Litija municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2623
External links
- Media related to Vače at Wikimedia Commons
- Vače on Geopedia