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]
Orehovec | |
|---|---|
  Orehovec Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′32.33″N 15°25′12.75″E / 45.8256472°N 15.4202083°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Kostanjevica na Krki |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220.7 m (724.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 229 |
| [1] | |
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
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 70.
- ^ Kostanjevica na Krki municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1917
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