Kostel, Kostel
Kostel | |
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Dounset | |
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  Kostel Location o Kostel in Slovenie | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′31.84″N 14°54′36.03″E / 45.5088444°N 14.9100083°ECoordinates: 45°30′31.84″N 14°54′36.03″E / 45.5088444°N 14.9100083°E | |
| Kintra |  Slovenie |
| Municipality | Kostel |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Valentin Južnič |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 10 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
Kostel is a dounset in the Municipality o Kostel in soothren Slovenie. It locatit on the left bank o the Kolpa River next tae the border wi Croatie. It is pairt o the tradeetional region o Lawer Carniola an is now includit in the Sootheast Slovenie statistical region.[2]
Its main landmark frae which the dounset an the municipality are namit is Kostel Castle, biggit on a clint abuin the Kolpa Valley. The castle is surroondit bi a sma mercat settlement. It dates tae the 13t century wi various additions ower the centuries an wis an important defense fortification against Ottoman raids.[3]
The local kirk is dedicatit tae the Magi an belangs tae the pairish o Fara pri Kočevju. It is a single-nave Late Gothic biggin that wis refurbished in the Baroque style in the 18t century.[4]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Tihaboj". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 Februar 2012.[deid airtin]
- ↑ Kostel municipal site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 910
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1808
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Kostel on Geopedia Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Kostel municipality steid
