Ukanje
Place in Littoral, Slovenia
46°5′18.83″N 13°34′51.24″E / 46.0885639°N 13.5809000°E / 46.0885639; 13.5809000
Slovenia (2002)
Ukanje (pronounced [ˈuːkanjɛ]) is a settlement in the hills west of Kanal in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy.[2]
Church
The local church stands in the hamlet of Britof and is dedicated to Saint Cantianus. It belongs to the Parish of Marijino Celje in the Diocese of Koper.[3] It is a Gothic church with a bell gable, built in 1505. The interior houses a Gothic side altar (a replica, the original is kept in the National Gallery of Slovenia), a gilded Baroque altar, and Gothic frescoes. The church is protected as a cultural monument of local significance.[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Kanal ob Soči municipal site
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "3820: Britof pri Ukanju - Cerkev sv. Kancijana" [3820: Britof pri Ukanju – St. Cantianus's Church]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
External links
Media related to Ukanje at Wikimedia Commons- Ukanje on Geopedia
- Ukanje on Google Maps (map, photographs, street view)
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Administrative seat: Kanal
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- Kanal Parish Church
- Lig Parish Church (Marijino Celje)
- Neptune Fountain
- St. Cantianus's Church in Britof
- Riko Debenjak
- Marij Kogoj
- Anton Nanut
- Josip Ribičič
- Vojeslav Mole
- Ignazio Francesco Scodnik
- Valentin Stanič
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