Čeplje, Kočevje
Čeplje (pronounced [ˈtʃeːpljɛ]; German: Tscheplach[2]) 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.[3]
Čeplje | |
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  Čeplje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′20.13″N 15°2′44.49″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kočevje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430.1 m (1,411.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 20 |
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The local church, on a hill north of the settlement, is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and was built in the 1840s.[4]
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. 4.
- Kočevje municipal site
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2077
External links
Media related to Čeplje at Wikimedia Commons- Čeplje on Geopedia
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