Mekinje nad Stično

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Mekinje nad Stično
Mekinje nad Stično is located in Slovenia
Mekinje nad Stično
Mekinje nad Stično
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°57′52.47″N 14°48′46.93″E / 45.9645750°N 14.8130361°E / 45.9645750; 14.8130361
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIvančna Gorica
Area
 • Total1.59 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Elevation
462.9 m (1,518.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total132
[1]

Mekinje nad Stično (pronounced [mɛˈkiːnjɛ nat ˈstiːtʃnɔ]; in older sources also Mekine[2]) is a settlement just north of Stična in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name[edit]

The name of the settlement was changed from Mekinje to Mekinje nad Stično in 1953.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 102.
  3. ^ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

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