Ravne, Šoštanj Explained

Official Name:Ravne
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:Šoštanj
Area Total Km2:14.04
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:1062
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4004°N 15.0624°W
Elevation M:391.6
Footnotes:[1]

Ravne (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾáːwnɛ/; German: Raune[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. It lies in the Mozirje Hills (Slovenian: Mozirske planine) north of the town of Šoštanj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the Parish of Šoštanj. It dates to the second half of the 16th century.[4] The ruins of Forhtenek Castle, a 14th-century castle destroyed in a peasants' revolt in 1635, are still visible on a hill above the settlement.[5]

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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 . 272.
  3. http://www.sostanj.si Šoštanj municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage