Gosteče () is a village on a
river terrace on the right bank of the
Sora River in the
Municipality of Škofja Loka
The Municipality of Škofja Loka (; sl, Občina Škofja Loka) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Škofja Loka. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...
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, and ...
.
Church
The local church is dedicated to
Saint Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Pete ...
. The exterior features several frescoes, including a 14th-century depiction of Saint Christopher.
[Rozman, Ksenija. 1989. "Gosteče." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 3, p. 314. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.]
References
External links
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Gosteče at Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Škofja Loka
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