Goljek Explained

Official Name:Goljek
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Trebnje
Area Total Km2:0.99
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:62
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9589°N 14.9915°W
Elevation M:425.9
Footnotes:[1]

Goljek (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɡoːljɛk/) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the road between Čatež and Račje Selo in the hills north of Trebnje. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

In Goljek there is a small Buddhist forest hermitage called Samaṇadīpa.[3]

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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.trebnje.si/ Trebnje municipal site
  3. http://www.slo-theravada.org/samanadipa/28-samanadipa/254-intro.html SloTheravada: The Forest Hermitage.