Skaručna

Skaručna
Skaručna
	Skaručna Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°9′16.52″N 14°29′3.11″E / 46.1545889°N 14.4841972°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Vodice
Area
• Total	1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation	326.36 m (1,070.73 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	277

Skaručna (pronounced [skaˈɾuːtʃna]; German: Skarutschna^[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Vodice in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.^[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Lucy and was built between 1662 and 1665. It was a popular pilgrimage church with people with a variety of eye diseases because Saint Lucy is considered the patron saint of the blind.^[4]

References

^ 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. 32.
^ Vodice municipal site
^ Cultural and Religious Heritage in the Municipality of Vodice (in Slovene)

External links

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Skaručna on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[Leksikon-2] Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 32.

[3] Vodice municipal site

[4] Cultural and Religious Heritage in the Municipality of Vodice (in Slovene)

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