Matenja Vas
Matenja Vas | |
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Village | |
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  Matenja Vas Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′29.49″N 14°11′38.19″E / 45.7415250°N 14.1939417°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Postojna |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 529.3 m (1,737 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 329 |
Matenja Vas (pronounced [maˈteːnja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Matenja vas, German: Mautersdorf, Italian: Mategna) is a village south of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Koper Diocese. It was built in the mid-17th century on the site of an older chapel.
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
- ↑ Postojna municipal site
- ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Matenja Vas at Wikimedia Commons- Matenja Vas on Geopedia
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Postojna
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