Knežja Njiva (, ) is a small

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

to the northeast above

Markovec Markovec () is a settlement east of Stari Trg in the Municipality of Loška Dolina in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Markovec includes the hamlets of Trzne to the west, and Podslavina and Koča Vas (, in older sources ''Kača Va ...

in the

Municipality of Loška Dolina The Municipality of Loška Dolina (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. It is part of the Inner Carniola traditional region. Snežnik Castle and Cross Cave are located in the municipality. Its municipal seat is the town of Stari Trg pri Ložu. It b ...

in the

Inner Carniola Inner Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the southwestern part of the larger Carniola region. It comprises the Hrušica (plateau), Hrušica karst plateau up to Postojna Gate, bordering the Slovenian Littoral (the Goriška, Gor ...

region of

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. It is known locally as Gorenja.

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the

Holy Trinity The Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the Christian doctrine concerning the nature of God, which defines one God existing in three, , consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three ...

and belongs to the parish of Stari Trg.Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
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References

External links

Knežja Njiva on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Loška Dolina {{LoškaDolina-geo-stub