Zgornja Besnica, Kranj

Zgornja Besnica
Zgornja Besnica

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°15′33.13″N 14°15′53.67″E / 46.2592028°N 14.2649083°E / 46.2592028; 14.2649083Coordinates: 46°15′33.13″N 14°15′53.67″E / 46.2592028°N 14.2649083°E / 46.2592028; 14.2649083
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Kranj
Area
  Total 16.86 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Elevation 508.8 m (1,669.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 651
[1]

Zgornja Besnica (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈbeːsnitsa]; German: Oberweßnitz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Giles.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.
  3. Kranj Municipality site
  4. Družina RC Church in Slovenia site


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