Globočice pri Kostanjevici

Globočice pri Kostanjevici (pronounced [ɡlɔbɔˈtʃiːtsɛ pɾi kɔˈstaːnjɛʋitsa]; in older sources also Globočica,[2] German: Globoschitz[2]) is a settlement southeast of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the hamlets of Slinovce, Banji Vrh, and Žaga.[4] An estate known as Švajcarija (German: Schweizerhaus)[2] was abandoned after the Second World War.[4]

Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
Globočice pri Kostanjevici
Globočice pri Kostanjevici is located in Slovenia
Globočice pri Kostanjevici
Globočice pri Kostanjevici
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′20.5″N 15°25′38.6″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityKostanjevica na Krki
Area
 • Total0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation
171.3 m (562.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total107
[1]

The local church, built in Slinovce by the Cistercians from the Kostanjevica na Krki Monastery, is dedicated to the Our Lady of Good Counsel and belongs to the Parish of Kostanjevica na Krki. It was built in 1778 and its interior was painted in 1892.[5]

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, pp. 70–71.
  3. Kostanjevica na Krki municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 136.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage, rkd.situla.org; accessed 9 July 2020.


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