Gradišče, Šmartno pri Litiji

Gradišče (pronounced [ɡɾaˈdiːʃtʃɛ]; German: Gradische[2]), officially Gradišče - K. o. Grad. in Polj. (Gradišče in the Cadastral Districts of Gradišče and Poljane),[3] is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji 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.[4] It includes the hamlets of Kremenjek and Primskova Gora (German: Primskauberg[2]).[5]

Gradišče
Gradišče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′50.56″N 14°54′49.14″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityŠmartno pri Litiji
Area
 • Total1.51 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Elevation
485 m (1,591 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total75
[1]

Church
Nativity of Mary Church

The local church is known as the Primskovo parish church; it is built on top of a hill west of the settlement, is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary, and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It dates to the 16th century.[6]

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, pp. 90–91.
  3. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Gradišče - K. o. Grad. in Polj.
  4. Šmartno pri Litiji municipal site
  5. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 264.
  6. "EŠD 2191". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2011.


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