Kremenica
Encyclopedia
Kremenica is a settlement immediately to the southeast of Ig in central Slovenia
. The entire Ig municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola. It is included in the Central Slovenia statistical region
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The local church, built on a small hill in the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Ulrich
and belongs to the Ig parish
. It was built in the 17th century on the site of an earlier church.
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 entire Ig municipality is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola. It is included in the Central Slovenia statistical region
Osrednjeslovenska statistical region
The Central Slovenia statistical region is a statistical region in central Slovenia. It includes the Slovene capital Ljubljana and is the most densely populated area of Slovenia. In terms of size it is the second largest region. It has good traffic connections in all directions and is economically...
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The local church, built on a small hill in the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Ulrich
Ulrich of Augsburg
Saint Ulrich , sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Bishop of Augsburg and a leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. He was the first saint to be canonized.-Family:...
and belongs to the Ig parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
. It was built in the 17th century on the site of an earlier church.