Strmca, Postojna

Strmca
Strmica (until 1994)
Strmca
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′53.3″N 14°12′1.89″E / 45.831472°N 14.2005250°E / 45.831472; 14.2005250
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityPostojna
Area
 • Total
2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation
642.7 m (2,108.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
80

Strmca (pronounced [ˈstəɾmtsa]; in older sources also Strmica, German: Stermiza, Italian: Stermizza) is a small village west of Planina in the Municipality of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Strmica to Strmca in 1994.

Church

Our Lady of the Snows Church

The local church northwest of the settlement is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows and belongs to the Parish of Studeno.

  • Petrič Hill from the northwest
  • Strmca seen from Lipovec

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
  3. ^ Postojna municipal site
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine


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