Črneča Vas

Črneča Vas (pronounced [tʃəɾˈneːtʃa ˈʋaːs]; German: Scheerendorf[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the Gorjanci hills close to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Črneča Vas
Črneča Vas is located in Slovenia
Črneča Vas
Črneča Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′41.84″N 15°27′31.82″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityKostanjevica na Krki
Area
 • Total5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation
375.7 m (1,232.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total141
[1]

The local church, built on a hill northwest of the main settlement, is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Parish of Kostanjevica na Krki. It has a rectangular barrel vaulted nave with a three-sided apse and dates to the late 16th century.[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. 70.
  3. Kostanjevica na Krki municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage, rkd.situla.org; accessed 9 July 2020.
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