St. Mark’s Church
St. Mark's Church is a small church on the outskirts of the village of Vrba in Upper Carniola in Slovenia. Despite being a modest and unprepossessing building, St.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Smihael, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Žirovnica Municipality, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Cerkev Sv. Marka” and “St. Mark’s Church, Vrba”
- Wheelchair access: no
Photo: Pavle58, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Smihael, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church and Finžgar House.
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church
Church
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Our Lady of Sorrows Parish Church is situated 1 km northeast of St. Mark’s Church.
Finžgar House
Museum
Photo: Janeznovak, CC BY 2.5.
The Finžgar House is a house in the village of Doslovče in the Municipality of Žirovnica in Slovenia. It is the house where the Slovene writer Fran Saleški Finžgar was born in 1871. Finžgar House is situated 1¼ km northeast of St. Mark’s Church.
Lesce-Bled railway station
Railway station
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Lesce-Bled railway station is a railway station in the town of Lesce in the Upper Carniola region of northwestern Slovenia. It also serves the nearby town of Bled about 4 km away. It is operated by Slovenian Railways. Lesce-Bled railway station is situated 3 km south of St. Mark’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vrba and Breznica.
Vrba
Village
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Vrba is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniolan region of Slovenia. It was first mentioned in written sources from 1247 and is a typical example of a compact Alpine village.
Breznica
Village
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Breznica is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality. Most of the village has developed on the slopes of the Reber range, leaving open fields towards the south and east.
Zabreznica
Village
Zabreznica is one of ten villages in the Municipality of Žirovnica in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the location of Žirovnica Primary School, which serves the primary education needs of all the villages in the municipality.
St. Mark’s Church
- Categories: filial church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Municipality of Žirovnica, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.38773° or 46° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
14.14866° or 14° 8′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FRP94QX+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 492345433OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q7589916
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In Other Languages
From German to Slovenian—“St. Mark’s Church” goes by many names.
- German: “Cerkev sv. Marka, Vrba na Gorenjskem -”
- German: “St. Markus (Vrba)”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Marka, Vrba”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Marka”
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