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Sveti Gregor, Ribnica

Sveti Gregor
Sveti Gregor is located in Slovenia
Sveti Gregor
Sveti Gregor
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°47′4.44″N 14°38′26.81″E / 45.7845667°N 14.6407806°E / 45.7845667; 14.6407806Coordinates: 45°47′4.44″N 14°38′26.81″E / 45.7845667°N 14.6407806°E / 45.7845667; 14.6407806
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Ribnica
Area
 • Total 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation 735.5 m (2,413.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 45

Sveti Gregor (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈɡɾɛːɡɔɾ]; German: Sankt Gregor) is a village in the hills north of Sodražica in southern Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Ribnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

The parish church in the settlement, from which the village also gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Gregory and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was built in 1826 on the site of an earlier church.

The Slovene politician, journalist, and author Janez Evangelist Krek was born in the village in 1865.



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