Dolnja Prekopa

Dolnja Prekopa (pronounced [ˈdoːlnja ˈpɾeːkɔpa]; in older sources also Dolenje Prekope,[2] German: Unterprekope[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Dolnja Prekopa
Dolnja Prekopa
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′13.25″N 15°22′52.12″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityKostanjevica na Krki
Area
  Total1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation
158 m (518 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total236
[1]

There is a small chapel-shrine in the village. It 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. 72.
  3. Kostanjevica na Krki municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 21836


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