Matenja Vas (pronounced [maˈteːnja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Matenja vas, German: Mautersdorf,[2] Italian: Mategna) is a village south of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Koper Diocese. It was built in the mid-17th century on the site of an older chapel.[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 136.
- ^ Postojna municipal site
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Matenja Vas at Wikimedia Commons- Matenja Vas on Geopedia
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