Church of St. Mihaela is located in Crna vas on the Ljubljana Marshes. It is a Roman Catholic church that belongs to the parish of Ljubljana - Barje. It was built in 1938 on the initiative of the parish priest, Fran Saleski Finzgar, and the catechist Karl Matkovic, nephew of the renowned Slovenian architect, Joze Plecnik, who also made the plan for the church. As the church stands in a marshy area, it was built on pilots. The foot of the Church of St. Michael is stone and the rest is made in wood. An interesting stone bridge leads to the church nave. The interior is very modest, since most of the equipment is wooden and sewage pipes were used for certain support columns. The outside of the bell tower is made of brick and stone, and the facades are lined with wood and stone. The baseline floor plan concept reminiscent of the University Library in Ljubljana. The building is one of Plecnik's most imaginative and original architectures.
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Plecnik's Church of St. Michael in Crna vas on Barje
Plecnik's Church on Barje (Marsh)
Church of St. Michael
Church of St. Michael na Barju
Church of St. Michael on Marsh - Belfry
Church of St. Michael - Belfry
Staircase columns and belfry
Church of St. Michael on Barje (March)
Back side of the Church of St. Michael
Inside of the Church of St. Michael
View of altar
Plecnik's church from inside
Ceiling
Choir
Paintings of crucifixion
Confessional
Bicycle trail: Ljubljana - Barje
Data
Municipality: LJUBLJANA (289518 population)
Settlements in the municipality:
Ljubljana (280940 population), Črna vas (990), Stanežiče (747), Srednje Gameljne (690), Spodnje Gameljne (598),
Zgornje Gameljne (533), Podmolnik (500), Medno (464), Sadinja vas (450), Mali Lipoglav (269), Podgrad (267), Besnica (233), Podlipoglav (206), Malo Trebeljevo (187), Volavlje (178), Javor (174), Dvor (172), Rašica (165), Prežganje (149), Zgornja Besnica (139), Češnjica (128), Vnajnarje (119), Veliko Trebeljevo (118), Gabrje pri Jančah (113), Mali Vrh pri Prežganju (107), Lipe (106), Pance (103), Šentpavel (100), Brezje pri Lipoglavu (84), Zagradišče (81), Tuji Grm (80), Repče (69), Ravno Brdo (60), Dolgo Brdo (60), Veliki Lipoglav (48), Selo pri Pancah (44), Toško Čelo (25), Janče (22)