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Praproče pri Temenici

Coordinates: 45°57′54.74″N 14°52′52.64″E / 45.9652056°N 14.8812889°E / 45.9652056; 14.8812889
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Praproče pri Temenici
Praproče (until 1955)
Praproče pri Temenici is located in Slovenia
Praproče pri Temenici
Praproče pri Temenici
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°57′54.74″N 14°52′52.64″E / 45.9652056°N 14.8812889°E / 45.9652056; 14.8812889
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIvančna Gorica
Area
 • Total0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation
351.1 m (1,151.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total44
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Praproče pri Temenici (pronounced [ˈpɾaːpɾɔtʃɛ pɾi ˈteːmɛnitsi]; in older sources also Prapreče,[2] German: Prapretshe[2]) is a small settlement northeast of Šentvid pri Stični in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

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The name of the settlement was changed from Praproče to Praproče pri Temenici in 1955.[4] In the past the German name was Prapretshe.[2]

Cultural heritage

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Two small roadside chapels in the settlement are dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Anthony of Padua and were built in the early 20th century.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b c Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 102.
  3. ^ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ^ "EŠD 23163 & 23164". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
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