Čanje
Encyclopedia
Čanje is a settlement in the hills above Blanca
in the Sevnica
municipality
in central Slovenia
. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Styria
. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region
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There are two churches in the settlement. One on a hill just southwest of the part of the settlement known as Gradec is dedicated to Saint Agnes and dates to the 13th century with a 19th centurz belfry
. The second stands on the Gračka gora hill to the east of Brinje. It dates to the 14th century and is dedicated to Saint Mary. Both belong to the Sevnica parish.
Blanca, Sevnica
Blanca is a settlement on the left bank of the river Sava in the Sevnica municipality in central Slovenia.The area is part of the historical region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region....
in the Sevnica
Sevnica
Sevnica is a town and a municipality in central Slovenia.The town itself is situated on the left bank of the Sava River, and is one of the three major settlements in the Lower Sava Valley. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region...
municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in central Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region
Spodnjeposavska statistical region
The Lower Sava statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. It is almost identical with the Posavje region. The largest town in the region is Krško. It is the second smallest region in Slovenia, but it has very good traffic connections...
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There are two churches in the settlement. One on a hill just southwest of the part of the settlement known as Gradec is dedicated to Saint Agnes and dates to the 13th century with a 19th centurz belfry
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
. The second stands on the Gračka gora hill to the east of Brinje. It dates to the 14th century and is dedicated to Saint Mary. Both belong to the Sevnica parish.