Drevenik Explained

Official Name:Drevenik
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Rogaška Slatina
Area Total Km2:4.02
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:67
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2717°N 15.5901°W
Elevation M:427.9
Footnotes:[1]

Drevenik (in Slovenian pronounced as /dɾɛʋɛˈniːk/) is a settlement on the southern slopes of Mount Boč in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina in eastern Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional Styria region and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Landmarks

Churches

There are two churches in the settlement. The church in the southern part of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Leonard and is a Gothic building dating to the 15th century with a 17th-century belfry. The church further up Mount Boč is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and originally dates to the 16th century with some rebuilding in the mid-17th century. Both belong to the Parish of Kostrivnica.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.rogaska-slatina.si Rogaška Slatina municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage