Sveti Boštjan Explained

Official Name:Sveti Boštjan
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:Carinthia
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Carinthia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Dravograd
Area Total Km2:0.55
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:115
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.6013°N 15.0558°W
Elevation M:350.4
Footnotes:[1]

Sveti Boštjan (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsʋeːti bɔˈʃtjaːn/) is a small village on the right bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Sebastian (Slovenian: sveti Boštjan) and Saint Roch. The originally Late Gothic church was extended in the 16th and 17th centuries.It belongs to the Parish of Dravograd.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.dravograd.si Dravograd municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage