Zgornja Rečica () is a settlement in the Municipality of Laško in eastern

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. It lies in the upper valley of a minor right bank tributary of the Savinja River in the hills northeast of Laško. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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History

Zgornja Rečica became a separate settlement in 1984, when the former village of Rečica was divided into Spodnja Rečica and Zgornja Rečica.

Church

The local

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, built on a slight elevation in the centre of the settlement, is dedicated to the Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek and belongs to the Parish of Laško. It was built in 1939.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 4162

References

External links

Zgornja Rečica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Laško {{Laško-geo-stub