Skaručna

Skaručna
Skaručna is located in Slovenia
Skaručna
Skaručna
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′16.52″N 14°29′3.11″E / 46.1545889°N 14.4841972°E / 46.1545889; 14.4841972
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityVodice
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 (in Slovene)


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