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Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Gosteče
Gosteče is located in SloveniaGostečeGostečeLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′13.96″N 14°20′40.69″E / 46.1538778°N 14.3446361°E / 46.1538778; 14.3446361
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Škofja Loka
Area
• Total 2.10 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Elevation 337.9 m (1,108.6 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total 74
[1]

Gosteče (pronounced [ɡɔˈsteːtʃɛ]) is a village on a river terrace on the right bank of the Sora River in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

View from north

Exterior fresco

The local church is dedicated to Saint Andrew. The exterior features several frescoes,[2] including a 14th-century depiction of Saint Christopher.[3]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ "Gosteče. Podr.c.sv.Andreja. Župnija Sora." Undated manuscript, p. 2. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovene)
  3. ^ Rozman, Ksenija. 1989. "Gosteče." Enciklopedija Slovenije, vol. 3, p. 314. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga.