Kokarje () is a village on the right bank of the Dreta River in the

Municipality of Nazarje The Municipality of Nazarje (; sl, Občina Nazarje) is a municipality in Slovenia. It lies along the Dreta River. The seat of the municipality is the town of Nazarje. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria and it is now included ...

in Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional region of

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The local church, built on a slight elevation south of the settlement, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and belongs to the Parish of

Rečica ob Savinji Rečica ob Savinji () is a town in Slovenia. It belongs to the historical region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. It has been the seat of the Municipality of Rečica ob Savinji since 2006. Before that it was part ...

. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1453, but the building was extensively rebuilt in the 17th and 19th centuries.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference numbers 3314

References

External links

Kokarje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Nazarje {{Nazarje-geo-stub