Visitation of Mary Church
Visitation of Mary Church is a Roman Catholic pilgrimage church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana, located on Rožnik Hill in Ljubljana, Slovenia.Photo: Žiga, Public domain.
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Cerkev Marijinega obiskanja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rožnik and Sconce.
Rožnik
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Rožnik is a hill in the Rožnik District and Šiška District northwest of the Ljubljana city center. Together with Tivoli City Park, it forms Tivoli–Rožnik Hill–Šiška Hill Landscape Park.
Sconce
Archaeological site
A sconce or schanze is a protective fortification, such as an earthwork, often placed on a mound as a defensive work for artillery, It was used primarily in Northern Europe from the late Middle Ages until the 19th century. Sconce is situated 1 km north of Visitation of Mary Church.
National Gallery
Museum
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Gallery of Slovenia is the national art gallery of Slovenia. It is located in the capital Ljubljana. It was founded in 1918, after the dissolution of Austria-Hungary and the establishment of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs. National Gallery is situated 2 km east of Visitation of Mary Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rožna Dolina and Vič District.
Rožna Dolina
Quarter
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rožna Dolina is a formerly independent settlement in the southwest part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Vič District
Suburb
Photo: Doremo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Vič District, or simply Vič, is a district of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It encompasses the western part of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former village of Vič.
Zgornja Šiška
Neighborhood
Photo: Mich973, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zgornja Šiška is a formerly independent settlement in the northwest part of the capital Ljubljana in central Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Visitation of Mary Church
- Categories: filial church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rožnik District, Urban Municipality of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.05511° or 46° 3′ 18″ northLongitude
14.47735° or 14° 28′ 39″ eastHeight
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8FRP3F4G+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 85606955OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q7936314
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovenian—“Visitation of Mary Church” goes by many names.
- Czech: “kostel Navštívení Panny Marie”
- German: “Mariä Heimsuchung (Ljubljana)”
- German: “Mariä Heimsuchung”
- Polish: “Kościół Nawiedzenia Najświętszej Marii Panny w Lublanie”
- Polish: “zabytkowy kościół w Lublanie”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev Marijinega obiskanja, Ljubljana”
- Slovenian: “Cerkev Marijinega obiskanja, Rožnik”
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