Hrastovec pod Bočem explained

Official Name:Hrastovec pod Bočem
Other Name:Hrastovec (until 1998)
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:Poljčane
Area Total Km2:5.96
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:97
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2956°N 15.6525°W
Elevation M:415.4
Footnotes:[1]

Hrastovec pod Bočem (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈxɾaːstɔʋəts pɔd ˈboːtʃɛm/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Poljčane in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the foothills of Mount Boč above the right bank of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The settlement was formerly simply named Hrastovec but it was renamed Hrastovec pod Bočem in 1998.[3]

Cultural heritage

A small chapel in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Barbara, patron saint of miners, and was built in 1813 near the Kleče Mine.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.poljcane.si/ Poljčane municipal site
  3. http://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/default.asp?txtIme=HRASTOVEC&selNacin=zacetek&selTip=naselja&ID=3927 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Hrastovec pod Bočem.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage