Rakovnik pri Birčni Vasi explained

Official Name:Rakovnik pri Birčni Vasi
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:Novo Mesto
Area Total Km2:0.77
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:35
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7567°N 15.1762°W
Elevation M:224.6
Postal Code:8000
Footnotes:[1]

Rakovnik pri Birčni Vasi (pronounced as /sl/; Slovenian: Rakovnik pri Birčni vasi) is a small settlement in the hills south of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Rakovnik to Rakovnik pri Birčni vasi in 1953.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.novomesto.si/en/ Novo Mesto municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.