Veliki Gaber

Veliki Gaber (pronounced [ˈʋeːliki ˈɡaːbəɾ]; German: Großgaber[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. It lies just north of the Slovenian A2 motorway east of Ivančna Gorica. The area is part of the historical Lower Carniola region. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Veliki Gaber
Village
Veliki Gaber is located in Slovenia
Veliki Gaber
Veliki Gaber
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°56′17.65″N 14°54′32.66″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityTrebnje
Area
 • Total1.34 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Elevation
347.9 m (1,141.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total315
[1]

Church
Saint Ulrich's Church

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovene: sveti Urh) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in 1910 on the site of a 17th-century predecessor.[4]

  • Historical postcard of Veliki Gaber
    Historical postcard of Veliki Gaber

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 98.
  3. Trebnje municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2650
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