Višnje
Višnje is located in Slovenia
Višnje
Višnje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′30.9″N 14°50′1.05″E / 45.808583°N 14.8336250°E / 45.808583; 14.8336250
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityIvančna Gorica
Area
  Total5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Elevation
370.1 m (1,214.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total94
[1]

Višnje (pronounced [ˈʋiːʃnjɛ]) is a village south of Ambrus 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.[2]

The local church is dedicated to Saints Phillip and James and belongs to the Parish of Ambrus. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1136, but burned down in 1943. It was rebuilt in 1968.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  3. "EŠD 1604". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 July 2011.


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