Metnaj

Metnaj
Metnaj

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°58′47.49″N 14°48′19.33″E / 45.9798583°N 14.8053694°E / 45.9798583; 14.8053694Coordinates: 45°58′47.49″N 14°48′19.33″E / 45.9798583°N 14.8053694°E / 45.9798583; 14.8053694
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Ivančna Gorica
Area
  Total 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation 545.8 m (1,790.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 104
[1]

Metnaj (pronounced [ˈmɛːtnaj]; German: Metnai[2]) is a village in the hills north of Stična 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]

The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Stična. It was originally a Romanesque building that was extensively remodelled in the 17th and 19th centuries.[4]

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, p. 102.
  3. Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. "EŠD 2342". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 August 2011.


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