Gorica (pronounced [ɡɔˈɾiːtsa]; German: Bergel[2]) is a small village southwest of Sinji Vrh in the Municipality of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Gorica
Gorica is located in Slovenia
Gorica
Gorica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°26′43.84″N 15°9′15.39″E / 45.4455111°N 15.1542750°E / 45.4455111; 15.1542750
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionWhite Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityČrnomelj
Area
 • Total
2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Elevation
466.4 m (1,530.2 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
9
 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
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The local church, built outside the settlement to the east, is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Sinji Vrh. It was built in the first half of the 19th century on the site of an earlier building.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 10.
  3. ^ Črnomelj municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2266
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