Šemnik

Šemnik
Šemnik

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°8′35.27″N 14°56′1.88″E / 46.1431306°N 14.9338556°E / 46.1431306; 14.9338556Coordinates: 46°8′35.27″N 14°56′1.88″E / 46.1431306°N 14.9338556°E / 46.1431306; 14.9338556
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Zagorje ob Savi
Area
  Total 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Elevation 409.3 m (1,342.8 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 359
[1]

Šemnik (pronounced [ʃɛˈmniːk]; German: Schemnik[2]) is a settlement south of Izlake in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Izlake. It is a Gothic building that was restyled in the Baroque in the mid-18th century.[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. 94.
  3. Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1861


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