Kostanjek

Kostanjek
Kostanjek
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′32.26″N 15°32′29.15″E / 46.0089611°N 15.5414306°E / 46.0089611; 15.5414306Coordinates: 46°0′32.26″N 15°32′29.15″E / 46.0089611°N 15.5414306°E / 46.0089611; 15.5414306
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Krško
Area
  Total 2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation 337.7 m (1,107.9 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 135
[1]

Kostanjek (pronounced [kɔˈstaːnjək], German: Kosteinek[2]) is a settlement north of Zdole in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Parish of Zdole. It is a Baroque church dating to the early 18th century. Its nave was extended in 1853.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 8.
  3. Krško municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3529


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