Reteče

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Reteče
Village
Retece Slovenia 2.jpg
Reteče is located in Slovenia
Reteče
Reteče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′30.01″N 14°22′10″E / 46.1583361°N 14.36944°E / 46.1583361; 14.36944Coordinates: 46°9′30.01″N 14°22′10″E / 46.1583361°N 14.36944°E / 46.1583361; 14.36944
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi)
Elevation
351.9 m (1,154.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total368
[1]

Reteče (pronounced [ɾɛˈtɛːtʃɛ]; German: Retetsche[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

Saint John the Evangelist Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Evangelist.[3] It was first mentioned in documents from 1501, but was rebuilt a number of times.[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. 62.
  3. ^ Official Government Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, 30 July 2007, Declaration of the Church in Reteče as a cultural monument
  4. ^ Reteče Parish website

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