Bučka (pronounced [ˈbuːtʃka]; German: Butschka[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia. Within the municipality, it is the administrative centre of the Local Community of Bučka.[3] The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4] It has a small population. The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Matthew and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built around 1600. A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin.[5]
Bučka | |
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  Bučka Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′48.02″N 15°18′51.23″E / 45.9300056°N 15.3142306°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Škocjan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 272.1 m (892.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 114 |
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References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 74.
- ^ "Krajevne in vaške skupnosti". Občina Škocjan. Archived from the original on January 25, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ Škocjan municipal site
- ^ "EŠD 1681". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.