Ravnik pri Hotedršici explained

Official Name:Ravnik pri Hotedršici
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Logatec
Area Total Km2:3.54
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:53
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9195°N 14.1601°W
Elevation M:636.9
Footnotes:[1]

Ravnik pri Hotedršici (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾaːu̯nik pɾi xɔˈteːdəɾʃitsi/, German: Raunik[2]) is a small village southeast of Hotedršica in the Municipality of Logatec in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Ravnik to Ravnik pri Hotedršici in 1955.[4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Barbara and belongs to the Parish of Hotedršica.[5] It is an old pilgrimage church and has the remains of a defence wall against Ottoman raids in the 15th century.[6]

External links

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. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 126.
  3. http://www.logatec.si Logatec municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. http://www.druzina.si/ICD/SPLETNASTRAN.NSF/all/96EECF296A60FE4BC12572030034F90A?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site
  6. http://www.logatec.net/static/Obcina_logatec-cerkve.asp Churches in Logatec at Logatec.net