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Place in Littoral, Slovenia
Potoče Potocce di Villabassa
Potoče is located in SloveniaPotočePotočeLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°43′37.77″N 14°1′23.87″E / 45.7271583°N 14.0232972°E / 45.7271583; 14.0232972
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityDivača
Area
 • Total3.9 km (1.5 sq mi)
Elevation561.7 m (1,842.8 ft)
Population
 • Total48
 • Density12/km (32/sq mi)

Potoče (pronounced [pɔˈtoːtʃɛ]; Italian: Potocce, Potocce di Villabassa) is a village in the Municipality of Divača in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Church

View from southInteriorSaint George's Church

The local church, now abandoned, is dedicated to Saint George and belongs to the Parish of Senožeče. The church was built in 1526 and remodeled in 1655. It has a rectangular groin-vaulted chancel, a wide nave with a stuccoed ceiling, and a squat belltower over the entrance.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Divača municipal site Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Potoče pri Senožečah - Cerkev sv. Jurija". Register kulturne dediščine. Republika Slovenija, Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

External links

Municipality of Divača
SettlementsAdministrative seat: Divača The location of the Municipality of Divača
Landmarks
  • Assumption of Mary Church
  • Dolenja Vas Fortress
  • Gabrk–Divača Airfield
  • Škocjan Caves
  • Školj Castle ruins
  • St. Anthony's Parish Church
  • St. Helena's Church
  • Notable people


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