Gabrovec pri Kostrivnici explained

Official Name:Gabrovec pri Kostrivnici
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 Km2:0.67
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:66
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.265°N 15.5873°W
Elevation M:296.4
Footnotes:[1]

Gabrovec pri Kostrivnici (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɡaːbɾɔʋəts pɾi kɔˈstɾiːu̯nitsi/) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina in eastern Slovenia. The entire area belongs to the traditional Styria region and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Gabrovec to Gabrovec pri Kostrivici in 1953.[3]

Kostrivnica Castle

On a hill above the settlement, remains of a fortification ditch indicate the location of a medieval castle. Locals refer to the area as Stari grad ('old castle') and it is likely all that is left of Kostrivnica Castle, mentioned in documents dating to the 13th century.[4]

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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. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage