Coordinates: 46°13′4.74″N 14°1′58.99″E / 46.2179833°N 14.0330528°E / 46.2179833; 14.0330528

Spodnja Sorica

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Spodnja Sorica
File:Sorica Oberkrain Slowenien 20092009 40.jpg
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′4.74″N 14°1′58.99″E / 46.2179833°N 14.0330528°E / 46.2179833; 14.0330528
CountryFile:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŽelezniki
Elevation
783.5 m (2,570.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
102
[1]

Spodnja Sorica (pronounced [ˈspoːdnja ˈsoːɾitsa]; German: Unterzarz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Železniki in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the birthplace of the Slovene Impressionist painter Ivan Grohar. The house in which he was born stands in the middle of the village and holds a small collection of items associated with Grohar and an ethnographic collection as well as a gallery.

Church

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Saint Nicholas's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It also contains some of Grohar's early paintings, and there is a statue of Grohar nearby.[3]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 62.
  3. Sorica Tourist Association site

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