Kamence, Brežice

Kamence
Kamence

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°50′56.05″N 15°33′26.57″E / 45.8489028°N 15.5573806°E / 45.8489028; 15.5573806Coordinates: 45°50′56.05″N 15°33′26.57″E / 45.8489028°N 15.5573806°E / 45.8489028; 15.5573806
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Brežice
Area
  Total 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation 382.1 m (1,253.6 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 15
[1]

Kamence (pronounced [ˈkaːmɛntsɛ]; in older sources also Kamenica[2]) is a small village in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Gorjanci Hills, close to the border with Croatia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

The remoteness of the settlement has contributed to the fact that it has preserved its character, with typical mid-19th-century rural architecture including rectangular stone and wooden houses as well as original outbuildings such as barns, granaries, and hayracks. As such, the entire village has been declared a monument of cultural heritage by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.[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. 68.
  3. Brežice municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 10575


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