Ravno, Krško Explained

Official Name:Ravno
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:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Krško
Area Total Km2:1.1
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:80
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8973°N 15.3744°W
Elevation M:159.5
Footnotes:[1]

Ravno (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɾaːu̯nɔ/; German: Rauno[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

The local church, built on a small hill in the northern part of the settlement known as Gornje Ravno, is dedicated to Saint Leonard and belongs to the Parish of Raka. It is a Baroque building dating to the 17th century.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 78.
  3. http://www.krsko.si Krško municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage