Ravne, Šoštanj

Ravne
Ravne
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°24′1.31″N 15°3′44.75″E / 46.4003639°N 15.0624306°E / 46.4003639; 15.0624306Coordinates: 46°24′1.31″N 15°3′44.75″E / 46.4003639°N 15.0624306°E / 46.4003639; 15.0624306
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Šoštanj
Area
 • Total 14.04 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Elevation 391.6 m (1,284.8 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 1,062
[1]

Ravne (pronounced [ˈɾaːu̯nɛ], German: Raune[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. It lies in the Mozirje Hills (Slovene: Mozirske planine) north of the town of Šoštanj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the Parish of Šoštanj. It dates to the second half of the 16th century.[4] The ruins of Forhtenek Castle, a 14th-century castle destroyed in a peasants' revolt in 1635, are still visible on a hill above the settlement.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 272.
  3. ↑ Šoštanj municipal site
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3434
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 4334


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