Zgonče () is a small settlement on the Rute Plateau () in the hills south of Rob in the

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in central

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. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Church

The local

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, built north of the settlement, is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician and belongs to the

Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

of Rob. It is a 14th-century building that was remodeled during the

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, but the whole interior of the

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is covered in

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s dating to the second half of the 15th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2231

References

External links

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Zgonče on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Velike Lašče {{VelikeLasce-geo-stub