Vodice (Slovenia)

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Vodice
Vodice coat of arms Map of Slovenia, position of Vodice highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Upper Carniola / Gorenjska
Statistical region Osrednjeslovenska (Central Slovenia)
Coordinates 46 ° 12 ′  N , 14 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 12 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E
height 339  m. i. J.
surface 31.4  km²
Residents 4,384 (2008)
Population density 140 inhabitants per km²
Post Code 1271
License Plate LJ
Structure and administration
Mayor : Brane Podboršek
Website

Vodice (German Woditz, older also Gertrudswald ) is a municipality in the Gorenjska region in Slovenia .

Location and inhabitants

4,384 people live in the total community, which consists of 16 villages. The main town Vodice has 1216 inhabitants and is located at an altitude of 339 m. The municipality is located north of Ljubljana .

Districts of the entire municipality

Attractions

The parish church of Sv. Marjeta was first mentioned in a document in 1118. It is surrounded by a wall to protect it from the attacks of the Ottomans . It was badly damaged in the severe earthquake in the Ljubljana area in 1895, but it was rebuilt.

The current church was founded in 1995.

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