Spodnja Idrija (, in older sources also ''Idrija pri Fari'';
german: Unteridria
) is a settlement on the right bank of the
Idrijca River in the
Municipality of Idrija
The Municipality of Idrija (; sl, Občina Idrija) is a municipality in the Gorizia region of western Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Idrija. The municipality is located in the traditional region of the Slovenian Littoral an ...
in the traditional
Inner Carniola
Inner Carniola ( sl, Notranjska; german: Innerkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
.
Name
The name ''Spodnja Idrija'' means 'lower Idrija'. This distinguished the town from
Idrija
Idrija (, in older sources ''Zgornja Idrija''; german: (Ober)idria, it, Idria) is a town in western Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Idrija. It is located in the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is in the Gorizia Statisti ...
, which lies upriver and about higher in elevation, and which was formerly known as ''Zgornja Idrija'' 'upper Idrija' (german: Oberidria).
Church
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
in the settlement is dedicated to the
Assumption of Mary
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We proclaim and define it to be a dogma revealed by ...
and belongs to the
Koper Diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
. It is locally known as the Church of Mary on the Rock ( sl, Cerkev Marije na Skalci). A chapel is mentioned on the site in written sources from 1132. The church was built in the 15th century and rebuilt around 1674 in the
Baroque style.
Spodnja Idrija parish site
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References
External links
Spodnja Idrija on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Idrija
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