Lopaca
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Lopaca is a village
Village
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 in the Šentjur
Šentjur pri Celju
Šentjur a town and a municipality in eastern Slovenia. With an area of 223 km2 it is one of the larger municipalities in Slovenia. The town lies on the river Voglajna to the east of Celje. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Styria...

 municipality
Municipality
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 in eastern Slovenia
Slovenia
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. It lies just off the regional road leading south out of Šentjur towards Kozje
Kozje
Kozje is a small town and a municipality in eastern Slovenia. The settlement of Kozje lies in the centre of the municipality, from Celje, from Ljubljana and from Rogaška Slatina. It is the main settlement of the Kozjansko area. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The...

. The area is part of the historical Lower Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...

 region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja statistical region
Savinjska statistical region
The Savinja statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River....

.

The local parish church
Parish church
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 is dedicated to Saint Anne
Saint Anne
Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah...

 and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje
Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ; is a diocese located in the city of Celje in the Ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia.-Leadership:* Bishops of Celje ** Anton Stres...

. It was built in the early 19th century on the site of an 15th century predecessor.

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