Artiče

Artiče Artitsch bei Rann
Postcard of Artiče
Artiče Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°57′0.93″N 15°35′8.69″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Lower Sava
Municipality	Brežice
Area
• Total	2.08 km^2 (0.80 sq mi)
Elevation	216.1 m (709.0 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	330
• Density	160/km^2 (410/sq mi)
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Artiče (pronounced [aɾˈtiːtʃɛ]; German: Artitsch bei Rann^[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of the town of Brežice. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.^[3]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was originally built in the late 16th century, but was remodelled in the early 20th century.^[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 6.
3. Brežice municipal site
4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 2858

External links

• Media related to Artiče at Wikimedia Commons
• Artiče on Geopedia