Orehovec, Kostanjevica na Krki

Orehovec
Orehovec is located in Slovenia
Orehovec
Orehovec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′32.33″N 15°25′12.75″E / 45.8256472°N 15.4202083°E / 45.8256472; 15.4202083
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityKostanjevica na Krki
Area
 • Total
4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Elevation
220.7 m (724.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
229
[1]

Orehovec (pronounced [ɔˈɾeːxɔʋəts]; in older sources also Orehovica,[2] German: Nußdorf[2]) is a village in the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. Its territory extends south to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

There is a chapel with a belfry in the settlement. It is dedicated to the Our Lady of the Rosary and was built in the late 19th century.[4]

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. 70.
  3. ^ Kostanjevica na Krki municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1917


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