Hrušica, Ilirska Bistrica
Encyclopedia
Hrušica is a village
to the northwest of Podgrad
in the Ilirska Bistrica
Municipality
in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia
.
The Parish Church
in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Chrysogonus
and belongs to the Koper Diocese.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
to the northwest of Podgrad
Podgrad, Ilirska Bistrica
Podgrad is a village to the southwest of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia.The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius and belongs to the Koper Diocese...
in the Ilirska Bistrica
Ilirska Bistrica
Ilirska Bistrica is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. It belongs to the traditional region of Primorska.The town of Ilirska Bistrica is the major economic centre of the district of the same name...
Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
The Parish Church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Chrysogonus
Saint Chrysogonus
Saint Chrysogonus is a saint and martyr of ancient Rome venerated by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.-Life:Chrysogonus was martyred at Aquileia, probably during the Persecution of Diocletian, was buried there, and publicly venerated by the faithful of that region. He is the...
and belongs to the Koper Diocese.