Gavce

Gavce (pronounced [ˈɡaːu̯tsɛ], sometimes misspelled Gavče[2][3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Paka River north of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[4]

Gavce
Gavce is located in Slovenia
Gavce
Gavce
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°20′21.8″N 15°1′20.93″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityŠmartno ob Paki
Area
 • Total1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation
348.2 m (1,142.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total384
[1]

A small chapel-shrine in the settlement containing a statute of Saint Urban dates to the mid-19th century.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 428.
  3. Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. p. 76.
  4. Šmartno ob Paki municipal site
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 28866
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