Stopno () is a small settlement in the

Municipality of Škocjan The Municipality of Škocjan (; sl, Občina Škocjan), established in October 1994, is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is Škocjan. The Municipality of Škocjan i ...

in southeastern

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. The area is part of the historical region of

Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region. Geography Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the ...

. Within the municipality, it belongs to the Local Community of Škocjan. The municipality is now included in the

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. The settlement includes the hamlets of Sleme to the northeast and Podstopno to the west.

Church

The local

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, built on the top of a hill, is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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. It is a medieval

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church dating to the mid-15th century.

References

External links

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Stopno on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Škocjan {{Škocjan-geo-stub