Gavce

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°20′21.8″N 15°1′20.93″E / 46.339389°N 15.0224806°E / 46.339389; 15.0224806Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionSavinjaMunicipalityŠmartno ob PakiArea
 • Total1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)Elevation
348.2 m (1,142.4 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total384[1]

Gavce (pronounced [ˈɡaːu̯tsɛ], sometimes misspelled Gavče[2][3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno ob Paki in northern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Paka River north of Šmartno. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[4]

A small chapel-shrine in the settlement containing a statute of Saint Urban dates to the mid-19th century.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia". Archived from the original on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  2. ^ Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 428.
  3. ^ Jakopin, Franc; Korošec, Tomo; Logar, Tine; Rigler, Jakob; Savnik, Roman; Suhadolnik, Stane (1985). Slovenska krajevna imena. Ljubljana: Cankarjeva založba. p. 76.
  4. ^ Šmartno ob Paki municipal site
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 28866
  • Gavce on Geopedia
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