Počakovo

Počakovo (pronounced [pɔˈtʃaːkɔʋɔ]; in older sources also Sveti Janez v Kotu,[2][3] German: Sankt Johann[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Radeče in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 it was part of the Savinja Statistical Region.[4] It includes the hamlets of Spodnje Počakovo, Zgornje Počakovo, Češence (German: Kerschdorf[2]), Sveti Janez, and Jatne Kote.[5]

Počakovo
Počakovo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°3′18.4″N 15°5′47.99″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityRadeče
Area
 • Total7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Elevation
553.7 m (1,816.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total138
[1]

The local church is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist and belongs to the Parish of Svibno. It was built in 1881 on the site of a Baroque chapel.[6]

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. 88–89.
  3. Glonar, Joža. 1933. Poučni slovar, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Umetniška propaganda, p. 198.
  4. Radeče municipal site
  5. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 193.
  6. "EŠD 2411". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
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