Stopče () is a
village
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in the
Municipality of Šentjur
The Municipality of Šentjur (), named Municipality of Šentjur pri Celju () until 2002, is a municipality in eastern Slovenia. The town of Šentjur is the seat of the municipality. With an area of it is one of the larger municipalities in Slove ...
in eastern
Slovenia
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. It lies on the regional road leading east from the town of
Šentjur
Šentjur ( or ; ) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in th ...
to
Grobelno. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the
Savinja Statistical Region
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, which is in the
Slovenian portion of the historical
Duchy of Styria
The Duchy of Styria (; ; ) was a duchy located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia. It was a part of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806 and a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary until its dissolution i ...
.
The local
church
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Religion
* Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
is dedicated to
Saint Acacius () and belongs to the
Parish
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of Šentjur. It dates to 17th century and was extended and
vaulted
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in 1777.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3042
References
External links
*
Stopče on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjur
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