Skaručna

Skaručna
Skaručna

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°9′16.52″N 14°29′3.11″E / 46.1545889°N 14.4841972°E / 46.1545889; 14.4841972Coordinates: 46°9′16.52″N 14°29′3.11″E / 46.1545889°N 14.4841972°E / 46.1545889; 14.4841972
Country Slovenia
Region Upper Carniola
Municipality Vodice
Area
  Total 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation 326.36 m (1,070.73 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 277
[1]

Skaručna (pronounced [skaˈɾuːtʃna]; German: Skarutschna[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Church

Saint Lucy's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Lucy and was built between 1662 and 1665. It was a popular pilgrimage church with people with a variety of eye diseases because Saint Lucy is considered the patron saint of the blind.[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. 32.
  3. Vodice municipal site
  4. Cultural and Religious Heritage in the Municipality of Vodice (Slovene)


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