Bistrica pri Tržiču

Bistrica pri Tržiču (pronounced [ˈbiːstɾitsa pɾi təɾˈʒiːtʃu]; German: Feistritz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Bistrica pri Tržiču
Bistrica pri Tržiču
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°21′29.09″N 14°17′34.64″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityTržič
Elevation
543.7 m (1,783.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total3,187
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Bistrica to Bistrica pri Tržiču in 1953.[3] In the past the German name was Feistritz.[2]

Church
St. George's Church

Northeast of the settlement's core stands St. George's Church, a chapel-of-ease of the Parish of Tržič. It is a 15th-century Baroque-redesigned Gothic church with a late-Gothic chancel and a coffered ceiling. The furnishings are from the 19th century.

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. 66.
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.



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