Bistrica pri Tržiču
Bistrica pri Tržiču | |
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Bistrica pri Tržiču Location in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 46°21′29.09″N 14°17′34.64″E / 46.3580806°N 14.2929556°ECoordinates: 46°21′29.09″N 14°17′34.64″E / 46.3580806°N 14.2929556°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Tržič |
Elevation | 543.7 m (1,783.8 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 3,187 |
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Bistrica pri Tržiču (pronounced [ˈbiːstɾitsa pɾi təɾˈʒiːtʃu]; German: Feistritz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Bistrica to Bistrica pri Tržiču in 1953.[3] In the past the German name was Feistritz.[2]
Church
Northeast of the settlement's core stands St. George's Church, a chapel-of-ease of the Parish of Tržič. It is a 15th-century Baroque-redesigned Gothic church with a late-Gothic chancel and a coffered ceiling. The furnishings are from the 19th century.
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 66.
- ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
External links
- Bistrica pri Tržiču at Geopedia
- Media related to Bistrica pri Tržiču at Wikimedia Commons
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