Potoče, Preddvor

Potoče

Turn Castle
Potoče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°18′20.22″N 14°26′14.45″E / 46.3056167°N 14.4373472°E / 46.3056167; 14.4373472Coordinates: 46°18′20.22″N 14°26′14.45″E / 46.3056167°N 14.4373472°E / 46.3056167; 14.4373472
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Preddvor
Area
 • Total 5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Elevation 527 m (1,729 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 322
[1]

Potoče (pronounced [pɔˈtoːtʃɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Preddvor in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Just outside the settlement stands Turn Castle, the birthplace of Josipina Turnograjska.

The local church, built on a hill above the settlement, is dedicated to Saint James.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Preddvor municipal site
  3. ↑ Uradno glasilo Občine Preddvor 12(4), 19 October 2006, with list of declared cultural monuments in the municipality


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