Bukovje, Dravograd Explained

Official Name:Bukovje
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Carinthia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Dravograd
Area Total Km2:2.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:65
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5944°N 15.0431°W
Footnotes:[1]

Bukovje is a village along the road linking the town of Dravograd and the settlement of Trbonje, northeast of Dravograd, along the southern bank of the Drava River, in northeastern Slovenia. The village is part of the traditional region of Styria and is, as part of the Municipality of Dravograd, included in the Carinthia Statistical Region. It was established in 2004, when it ceded from the settlement of Otiški Vrh.

Landmarks

Puchenstein Castle

Puchenstein Castle (Slovenian: grad Pukštajn) on Pukštajn Peak (Slovenian: Pukštajnski vrh) dates to the 13th century. It was severely damaged in a 1706 fire. Only ruins have been preserved until today.

Puchenstein Mansion

The Baroque Puchenstein Mansion (Slovenian: dvorec Pukštajn) in the settlement dates to ca. 1710. Today, it is used for wedding ceremonies and as a cultural venue.[2] The chapel of the mansion has been protected as a cultural monument.[3] In Yugoslavia, it was used as barracks of the Yugoslav People's Army, and was owned by the Slovenian Ministry of Defence until 2008.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bukovje, Dravograd . Slovenian. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia . 19 June 2015 . Place Names.
  2. Web site: Puchenstein – Bukovje . Carinthian Regional Museum . 19 June 2015.
  3. Web site: 7400: Bukovje pri Dravogradu - Kapela . 7400: Bukovje near Dravograd – Chapel . Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] . Slovenian . Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia . 19 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150619200455/http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=7400 . 19 June 2015 .