Senuše

Senuše

Saint Lucy's Church in Senuše
Senuše

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°56′10.99″N 15°25′37.59″E / 45.9363861°N 15.4271083°E / 45.9363861; 15.4271083Coordinates: 45°56′10.99″N 15°25′37.59″E / 45.9363861°N 15.4271083°E / 45.9363861; 15.4271083
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Krško
Area
  Total 3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Elevation 171.2 m (561.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 133
[1]

Senuše (pronounced [sɛˈnuːʃɛ]; German: Senusche[2]) is a village west of Leskovec pri Krškem in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Lucy and belongs to the Parish of Leskovec pri Krškem. It is a late Gothic building with a rectangular nave and a western belfry that was rebuilt in 1852. A Roman tombstone is incorporated into the western wall of the nave.[4]

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, p. 78.
  3. Krško municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1960


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