Matenja Vas (pronounced [maˈteːnja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Matenja vas, German: Mautersdorf,[2] Italian: Mategna) is a village south of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Matenja Vas | |
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Village | |
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  Matenja Vas Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′29.49″N 14°11′38.19″E / 45.7415250°N 14.1939417°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Postojna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 529.3 m (1,736.5 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 329 |
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Church edit
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Koper Diocese. It was built in the mid-17th century on the site of an older chapel.[4]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
- ^ Postojna municipal site
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
Media related to Matenja Vas at Wikimedia Commons- Matenja Vas on Geopedia
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