Unec
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Unec is a settlement to the northwest of Rakek
in the Cerknica
Municipality in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia
.
The parish church
in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana
. It is first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526, but elements of an older church are visible on the exterior.
Rakek
Rakek is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.In 1857 the Austrian Southern Railway line was built through the settlement and it became an important collection point for timber from surrounding forests....
in the Cerknica
Cerknica
Cerknica is a town and municipality in the Kras region of southwestern Slovenia, with a population of 10,284 . It belongs to the traditional region of Inner Carniola....
Municipality 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 Martin
Martin of Tours
Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia. It was erected as the Diocese of Ljubljana by Pope Eugene IV on 6 December 1461 and was immediately subject to the Holy See from its creation until erected...
. It is first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526, but elements of an older church are visible on the exterior.