Bučka (pronounced [ˈbuːtʃka]; German: Butschka[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia. Within the municipality, it is the administrative centre of the Local Community of Bučka.[3] The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4] It has a small population. The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Matthew and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built around 1600. A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin.[5]

Bučka
Bučka is located in Slovenia
Bučka
Bučka
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′48.02″N 15°18′51.23″E / 45.9300056°N 15.3142306°E / 45.9300056; 15.3142306
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityŠkocjan
Area
 • Total1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation
272.1 m (892.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total114
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References

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  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. 74.
  3. ^ "Krajevne in vaške skupnosti". Občina Škocjan. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Škocjan municipal site
  5. ^ "EŠD 1681". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
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