Leskovec, Ivančna Gorica

Leskovec
Leskovec

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°59′17.25″N 14°45′6.85″E / 45.9881250°N 14.7519028°E / 45.9881250; 14.7519028Coordinates: 45°59′17.25″N 14°45′6.85″E / 45.9881250°N 14.7519028°E / 45.9881250; 14.7519028
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Ivančna Gorica
Area
 • Total 4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation 667.2 m (2,189.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 98
[1]

Leskovec (pronounced [lɛˈskɔːʋəts] or [lɛˈskoːʋəts]; German: Leskouz[2]) is a small village in the hills north of Višnja Gora in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

The loacl church is dedicated to Saint Oswald (Slovene: sveti Ožbolt) and belongs to the Parish of Višnja Gora. It is a medieval building that was restyled in the Baroque in the 17th century.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 100.
  3. ↑ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ↑ "EŠD 2667". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 8 August 2011.


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