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Kovor

Coordinates: 46°20′36.06″N 14°16′57.44″E / 46.3433500°N 14.2826222°E / 46.3433500; 14.2826222
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Kovor
Kovor is located in Slovenia
Kovor
Kovor
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°20′36.06″N 14°16′57.44″E / 46.3433500°N 14.2826222°E / 46.3433500; 14.2826222
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityTržič
Elevation
512.1 m (1,680.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total758
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Kovor (pronounced [ˈkɔːʋɔɾ]; German: Kaier[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Church

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Saint John the Baptist Church

The parish church in the village is dedicated to John the Baptist and was first mentioned in documents dating to 1296. Today's building is from the mid-18th century.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 66.
  3. ^ Tržič municipal site
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