Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu explained

Official Name:Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu
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:Šentrupert
Area Total Km2:2.07
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:108
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9623°N 15.0935°W
Elevation M:251.6
Footnotes:[1]

Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾaːkɔu̯nik pɾi ʃɛnˈtɾuːpɛɾtu/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾaːkɔu̯nik pɾi ʃənˈtɾuːpɛɾtu/; German: Kroisenbach[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šentrupert in southeastern Slovenia. It lies south of Šentrupert and east of Mirna in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The railway line from Sevnica to Trebnje runs across the settlement's territory. The Municipality of Šentrupert is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Rakovnik to Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Kroisenbach.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 84.
  3. http://www.sentrupert.si Šentrupert municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.