Kovor

Kovor
Kovor
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°20′36.06″N 14°16′57.44″E / 46.3433500°N 14.2826222°E / 46.3433500; 14.2826222Coordinates: 46°20′36.06″N 14°16′57.44″E / 46.3433500°N 14.2826222°E / 46.3433500; 14.2826222
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Tržič
Elevation 512.1 m (1,680.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 758
[1]

Kovor (pronounced [ˈkɔːʋɔɾ]; German: Kaier[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

The parish church in the village is dedicated to John the Baptist and is first mentioned in documents dating to 1296. The building that survives today is from the mid-18th century.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 66.
  3. ↑ Tržič municipal site


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