Anže () is a settlement in the hills east of
Brestanica in the
Municipality of Krško
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in eastern
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Lower Sava Statistical Region
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.
There are two small
chapel-shrine
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s in the settlement. One, north of the settlement, dates to the late 19th century. The second, dedicated to
Our Lady of Lourdes
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, to the south of the settlement, was built in 1996.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference numbers 12928 & 12929
References
External links
Anže on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Krško
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