Prem, Slovenia
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Prem is a village
above the left bank of the river Reka
to the northwest of Ilirska Bistrica
in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia
.
The Parish Church
in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Helena
and belongs to the Koper Diocese.
It is the birthplace of the poet Dragotin Kette
and politician Karel Lavrič
.
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...
above the left bank of the river Reka
Reka River
The ' , also ' is a river that starts as in Croatia, on the southern side of Mount Snežnik, and flows through western Slovenia. The river is 54 km long. At the village of Škocjan it disappears underground through Škocjan Caves , flowing 38 km underneath the Slovenian Karst...
to the northwest of 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...
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...
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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 Helena
Helena of Constantinople
Saint Helena also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I...
and belongs to the Koper Diocese.
It is the birthplace of the poet Dragotin Kette
Dragotin Kette
Dragotin Kette was a Slovene Impressionist and Neo-Romantic poet. Together with Josip Murn, Ivan Cankar and Oton Župančič, he is considered as the beginner of modernism in Slovene literature.-Life:...
and politician Karel Lavrič
Karel Lavrič
Karel Lavrič, also spelled Laurič or Lauritsch , was a Slovene liberal politician and lawyer from the Slovenian Littoral, and one of the most prominent activists of the Young Slovene movement. Together with the conservative Lovro Toman, he was considered among the most popular Slovene politicians...
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