Nova Štifta (pronounced [ˈnɔːʋa ˈʃtiːfta]; German: Neustift[2]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
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  Nova Štifta Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′46.38″N 14°39′50.05″E / 45.7462167°N 14.6639028°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Sodražica |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.26 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 614 m (2,014 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 6 |
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Church
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Nova Štifta is best known for its pilgrimage church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It is a Baroque church with an exterior arcade. It was built between 1641 and 1671[4] and was commissioned by the Jurij Khisl, lord of the castle in Ribnica, after a mysterious light appeared at Juniper Hill (Brinov vrh, 622 meters or 2,041 feet), as the site is known. The church has an octagonal nave and a smaller square chancel with beveled corners. The cupola rises 27 meters (89 ft) and is topped by a belfry with a Baroque roof. The church is probably based on the Renaissance Coronation of the Virgin Church in Lodi, Italy, which was a model for many later churches in Slovenia.[5]
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. 50.
- ^ Sodražica municipal site Archived 2012-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 490
- ^ Petrič, Franci. "Nova Štifta pri Ribnici: Romarska cerkev Marijinega vnebovzetja". Kam.si. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
External links
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Media related to Nova Štifta at Wikimedia Commons- Nova Štifta on Geopedia
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