Bučka

Bučka (pronounced [ˈbuːtʃka]; German: Butschka[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia. Within the municipality, it is the administrative centre of the Local Community of Bučka.[3] The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4] It has a small population. The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Matthew and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built around 1600. A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin.[5]

Bučka
Bučka is located in Slovenia
Bučka
Bučka
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′48.02″N 15°18′51.23″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityŠkocjan
Area
 • Total1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation
272.1 m (892.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total114
[1]

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. 74.
  3. "Krajevne in vaške skupnosti". Občina Škocjan. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. Škocjan municipal site
  5. "EŠD 1681". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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