Predenca

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°13′18.95″N 15°31′23.9″E / 46.2219306°N 15.523306°E / 46.2219306; 15.523306Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionSavinjaMunicipalityŠmarje pri JelšahArea
 • Total0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)Elevation
335.9 m (1,102.0 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total144[1]

Predenca (pronounced [ˈpɾeːdɛntsa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. It stands on a hill south of Šmarje. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Landmarks

Series of chapels in Šmarje pri Jelšah and Saint Roch's Church in Predenca

Church

The local church is one of the local landmarks. It is dedicated to Saint Roch and the path leading up the hill from Šmarje pri Jelšah is lined with fourteen chapels representing Calvary and the Stations of the Cross. The church dates to the mid-17th century and the chapels were built between 1743 and 1753.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Šmarje pri Jelšah municipal site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 748 & 7920

External links

  • Media related to Predenca at Wikimedia Commons
  • Predenca on Geopedia


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Administrative seat: Šmarje pri Jelšah
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  • Šent Janž pri Tinskem
  • Šent Janž pri Žusmu
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