Zamostec

Zamostec
Zamostec

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°45′25.76″N 14°38′53.4″E / 45.7571556°N 14.648167°E / 45.7571556; 14.648167Coordinates: 45°45′25.76″N 14°38′53.4″E / 45.7571556°N 14.648167°E / 45.7571556; 14.648167
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Sodražica
Area
  Total 4.46 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Elevation 530.1 m (1,739.2 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 209
[1]

Zamostec (pronounced [zaˈmoːstəts] or [zamɔˈstəts]; German: Brückel[2]) is a settlement east of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the hamlets of Vranove Njivice, Podgora, Mandrge, Podvas, Grdi Dol (German: Gerdido[2]), and Bravčji Vrt.[4]

Cultural heritage

A small chapel-shrine in the village is dedicated to the Our Lady of the Snows. It was built in the late 19th century.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 50–51.
  3. Sodražica municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 579.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. reference number ešd 22409


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