Naklo () is a settlement northwest of the town of

Črnomelj Črnomelj (; in older sources also ''Černomelj'', ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 4.) is a town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the ...

in the

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area of southeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Name

The name ''Naklo'' appears elsewhere in Slovenia and in other Slavic countries—for example, Nakło (Poland) and

Náklo Náklo () is a municipality and village in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Náklo lies approximately north-west of Olomouc and east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and ...

(Czech Republic). The name is derived from ''*nakъlo'', a fused form that has lost inflection from the prepositional phrase ''*na kъlě'' 'on a (sandy) spit in a river', also commonly referring to a swampy or damp area, thus referring to the location of the settlement.

Church

The local

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...

is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Parish of Črnomelj. It is a single-

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d medieval building with a Gothic

sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...

covered in wall paintings dating to 1470 depicting scenes from the

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.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1733

References

External links

Naklo on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Črnomelj {{Crnomelj-geo-stub