Vosek, Pesnica

Vosek
Vosek
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°35′50.91″N 15°42′51.99″E / 46.5974750°N 15.7144417°E / 46.5974750; 15.7144417Coordinates: 46°35′50.91″N 15°42′51.99″E / 46.5974750°N 15.7144417°E / 46.5974750; 15.7144417
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Pesnica
Area
 • Total 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation 310.6 m (1,019.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 326
[1]

Vosek (pronounced [ˈʋoːsək]; German: Waschenberg[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Pesnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Pesnica River. The area was traditionally part of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

A small chapel in the settlement dates to 1889.[4]

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. 210.
  3. ↑ Pesnica municipal site
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3162
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