Volčje, Brežice
Volčje (pronounced [ʋɔu̯ˈtʃjeː], German: Woltschje[2]) is a village in the hills north of Brežice in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Volčje | |
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  Volčje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′55.06″N 15°34′46.66″E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Brežice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 282.9 m (928.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 103 |
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History
On 1 July 1936 the boundary at the southern end of Volčje was redrawn, and the village lost 7 houses (28 people) to the adjoining village of Artiče.[4]
Church
There is a small church dedicated to Saint John of Nepomuk.[5]
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References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 10.
- Brežice municipal site
- Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 611.
- Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 48.
External links
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