Hardek Explained

Official Name:Hardek
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:Drava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ormož
Area Total Km2:1.09
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:240
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4182°N 16.1609°W
Elevation M:236.6
Footnotes:[1]

Hardek (in Slovenian pronounced as /xaɾˈdeːk/, German: Hardegg[2]) is a settlement that is an urban continuation of Ormož in northeastern Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional Styria region and is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

The outbuildings of Ormož Castle are located in the south of the settlement. The U-shaped building with an inner courtyard dates to the 18th 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. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 226.
  3. http://www.ormoz.si Ormož municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage