Velike Vodenice

Velike Vodenice
Velike Vodenice Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′39.26″N 15°23′15.15″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Lower Sava
Municipality	Kostanjevica na Krki
Area
• Total	0.82 km^2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation	380.6 m (1,248.7 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	51
[1]

Velike Vodenice (pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɛ ʋɔdɛˈniːtsɛ]; German: Großwodenitz^[2]) is a settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci range in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.^[3]

There is a small chapel-shrine with a bell tower above its entrance at the crossroads in the centre of the village. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and was built 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. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 70.
3. Kostanjevica na Krki municipal site
4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 12664

External links

• Velike Vodenice on Geopedia