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Orehovica
Orehovica in 1958
OrehovicaLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°47′29.88″N 13°58′3.03″E / 45.7916333°N 13.9675083°E / 45.7916333; 13.9675083
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Gorizia
Municipality	Vipava
Area
• Total	0.98 km (0.38 sq mi)
Elevation	195.2 m (640.4 ft)
Population
• Total	157

Orehovica (pronounced [ɔˈɾeːxɔʋitsa]) is a small settlement south of Podnanos in the upper Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Vipava in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Geography

Orehovica is a compact village in the valley of Dog Tail Creek (Slovene: Pasji rep), which starts at Vrhi below Lakovec Hill (591 m). Kunovec Creek, a left tributary, joins it in the settlement. The flat areas of the settlement are covered by meadows and fields, and vineyards cover the southern slope of the ridge above the valley. The forest in the settlement extends to Mount Nanos.

Name

The name Orehovica and names like it (e.g., Orehovec, Orehovci, Orehovlje, Orešje) are relatively common in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun oreh 'walnut', thus referring to the local vegetation.

Church

A chapel of ease dedicated to the Trinity stands above the settlement. The church was consecrated in 1642. It contains a carved altar dating to the 18th century. The church was almost entirely rebuilt in 1987–1988, and it was reconsecrated on 28 August 1988.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Vipava municipal site
3. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 25.
4. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 291–292.
5. ^ Podružna cerkev sv. Trojice nad Orehovico (in Slovene)

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Orehovica at Wikimedia Commons
• Orehovica on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Vipava
Settlements	Administrative seat: Vipava Duplje Erzelj Goče Gradišče pri Vipavi Hrašče Lozice Lože Manče Nanos Orehovica Podbreg Podgrič Podnanos Podraga Poreče Sanabor Slap Vrhpolje Zemono
Landmarks	Baumkircher Tower Lanthieri Mansion Leitenburg Castle St. Stephen's Parish Church Vipava Castle Vipava Valley Zemono Manor
Notable people	Andrej Baumkircher Sigismund von Herberstein Sebastian Krelj Anton Lavrin Stanko Premrl

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