Velike Vodenice
Velike Vodenice is a settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci range in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pleterje Charterhouse and Open air museum Pleterje.
Pleterje Charterhouse
Monastery
Photo: Darkoj82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pleterje Charterhouse is a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in the village of Drča near Šentjernej in Slovenia, the only extant monastery of that order in the country. Pleterje Charterhouse is situated 2½ km southwest of Velike Vodenice.
Open air museum Pleterje
Museum
Photo: Janeznovak, CC BY 2.5.
Open air museum Pleterje is situated 3 km west of Velike Vodenice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Male Vodenice and Ržišče.
Male Vodenice
Village
Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
Male Vodenice is a settlement in the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. Its territory extends right to the border with Croatia.
Ržišče
Village
Ržišče is a settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
Rakovnik
Village
Rakovnik is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the foothills of the Gorjanci range. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.
Velike Vodenice
- Type: Village with 47 residents
- Description: place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.82822° or 45° 49′ 42″ northLongitude
15.38753° or 15° 23′ 15″ eastPopulation
47Elevation
335 metres (1,099 feet)Open location code
8FQQR9HQ+72OpenStreetMap ID
node 3205984794OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3188116Wikidata ID
Q2581630
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Velike Vodenice” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Velike Vodenice”
- Chechen: “Велике Воденице”
- Croatian: “Velike Vodenice”
- Dutch: “Velike Vodenice”
- French: “Velike Vodenice”
- Irish: “Velike Vodenice”
- Italian: “Velike Vodenice”
- Macedonian: “Велике Воденице”
- Persian: “ولیک ودنیک”
- Persian: “ولیکه وودنیتسه”
- Polish: “Velike Vodenice”
- Romanian: “Velike Vodenice”
- Serbian: “Велике Воденице”
- Slovenian: “Velike Vodenice”
- Tatar: “Велике Воденице”
- Ukrainian: “Велике Воденице”
- Ukrainian: “Великі Водениці”
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