Spodnji Slemen Explained

Official Name:Spodnji Slemen
Other Name:Slemen (until 1952)
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:Drava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Selnica ob Dravi
Area Total Km2:11.06
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:645
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5599°N 15.5268°W
Elevation M:286.1
Footnotes:[1]

Spodnji Slemen (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈspoːdnji ˈsleːmɛn/) is a dispersed settlement in the hills above the left bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi in northeastern Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Slemen to Spodnji Slemen in 1952.[3]

Viltuš Manor

Viltuš Manor (Slovenian: Grad Viltuš) is an originally 17th-century manor house refurbished in 1885 that stands in a park above the left bank of the Drava River in the southern part of the settlement.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.selnica.si Selnica ob Dravi 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