Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°57′44.12″N 15°5′36.72″E / 45.9622556°N 15.0935333°E / 45.9622556; 15.0935333Country SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical regionSoutheast SloveniaMunicipalityŠentrupertArea
 • Total2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi)Elevation
251.6 m (825.5 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total108[1]

Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu (pronounced [ˈɾaːkɔu̯nik pɾi ʃɛnˈtɾuːpɛɾtu] or [ˈɾaːkɔu̯nik pɾi ʃənˈtɾuːpɛɾtu]; German: Kroisenbach[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šentrupert in southeastern Slovenia. It lies south of Šentrupert and east of Mirna in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The railway line from Sevnica to Trebnje runs across the settlement's territory. The Municipality of Šentrupert is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Rakovnik to Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Kroisenbach.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 84.
  3. ^ Šentrupert municipal site
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

External links

  • Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu on Geopedia
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Settlements
The location of the Municipality of Šentrupert
LandmarksNotable people
  • Justin Arhar
  • Josip Emanuel Barbo
  • Vida Brest
  • Jože Frelih
  • Leopold Gorenjec
  • Ivan Gregorčič
  • Janko Gregorčič
  • Eduard Hoffer
  • Aleksander Lunaček
  • Pavel Lunaček
  • Gorazd Sotler
  • Ivan Steklasa
  • Jožef Stergar
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