Ravne pri Zdolah explained

Official Name:Ravne pri Zdolah
Other Name:Ravne (until 1953)
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:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Krško
Area Total Km2:4.35
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:182
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9909°N 15.5456°W
Elevation M:364.9
Postal Code:8270
Footnotes:[1]

Ravne pri Zdolah (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾáːwnɛ pɾi ˈzdoːlax/) is a settlement in the hills north of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Ravne to Ravne pri Zdolah in 1953.[3]

Cultural heritage

There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1927.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.krsko.si Krško municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage