Strmca, Postojna
Appearance
Strmca
Strmica (until 1994) | |
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Coordinates: 45°49′53.3″N 14°12′1.89″E / 45.831472°N 14.2005250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
Municipality | Postojna |
Area | |
• Total | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 642.7 m (2,108.6 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 80 |
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Strmca (pronounced [ˈstəɾmtsa]; in older sources also Strmica,[2] German: Stermiza,[2] Italian: Stermizza) is a small village west of Planina in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Name
[edit]The name of the settlement was changed from Strmica to Strmca in 1994.[4]
Church
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Strmca_Postojna_Slovenia_-_church.jpg/220px-Strmca_Postojna_Slovenia_-_church.jpg)
The local church northwest of the settlement is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows and belongs to the Parish of Studeno.[5]
Gallery
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Petrič Hill from the northwest
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Strmca seen from Lipovec
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
- ^ Postojna municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]Media related to Strmca at Wikimedia Commons
- Strmca on Geopedia