Kačiče–Pared (; ) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Divača The Municipality of Divača (; ) is a municipality in the Slovenian Littoral, Littoral region of Slovenia, near the Italy, Italian border. The seat of the municipality is the town of Divača. The municipality was established on 6 November 1994, w ...

in the

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region of

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Geography

Gallows Cave () lies northwest of the settlement. In the mid-20th century older residents recalled finding beams set up in the rock near the cave reputed to be gallows dating back to French rule under the

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. Gallows were also erected at the site by Count Petazzi.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Kačiče'' to ''Kačiče–Pared'' in 1952.

Church

The local church is dedicated to the

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and belongs to the

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of Rodik.

References

External links

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Kačiče–Pared on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Divača {{Divača-geo-stub