Pečovnik Explained

Official Name:Pečovnik
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:Celje
Area Total Km2:5.52
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:276
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1993°N 15.2651°W
Elevation M:384.9
Footnotes:[1]

Pečovnik (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement on the left bank of the Savinja River in the City Municipality of Celje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

The writer Alma Karlin lived the last years of her life and died in the village. Her house is now a small museum.[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.celje.si Celje municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage