Mamolj

Mamolj
Mamolj Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′55.06″N 14°55′20.32″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Litija
Area
• Total	5.68 km^2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation	608.4 m (1,996.1 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	112
[1]

Mamolj (pronounced [ˈmaːmɔl]; German: Mamol^[2]) is a settlement in the hills east of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.^[3] It includes the hamlets of Spodnji Mamolj, Zgornji Mamolj, Čebelnik, Češek, Podmilj, Resnarica, and Trinkavs.^[4]

Church

Saint John the Baptist Church

The local church is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Polšnik. It was built in the 18th century.^[5]

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, pp. 94–95.
3. Municipality of Litija website
4. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 273.
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2156

External links

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