Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu

Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°57′44.12″N 15°5′36.72″E﻿ / ﻿45.9622556°N 15.0935333°E﻿ / 45.9622556; 15.0935333
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional region| Lower Carniola
Statistical region| Southeast Slovenia
Municipality| Šentrupert
Area

• Total| 2.07 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Elevation

| 251.6 m (825.5 ft)
Population

(2002)

• Total| 108
[1]

Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu (pronounced [ˈɾaːkɔu̯nik pɾi ʃɛnˈtɾuːpɛɾtu] or [ˈɾaːkɔu̯nik pɾi ʃənˈtɾuːpɛɾtu]; German: Kroisenbach[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šentrupert in southeastern Slovenia. It lies south of Šentrupert and east of Mirna in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The railway line from Sevnica to Trebnje runs across the settlement's territory. The Municipality of Šentrupert is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

## Name

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The name of the settlement was changed from Rakovnik to Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Kroisenbach.[2]

## Notable people

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* Count Josef Anton Barbo von Waxenstein (1863–1930), aristocrat and politician

## References

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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. 84.
3. ^ Šentrupert municipal site
4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

## External links

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* Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu on Geopedia

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Municipality of Šentrupert

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Šentrupert

* Bistrica
* Brinje
* Dolenje Jesenice
* Draga pri Šentrupertu
* Gorenje Jesenice
* Hom
* Hrastno
* Kamnje
* Kostanjevica
* Mali Cirnik pri Šentjanžu
* Okrog
* Prelesje
* Ravne nad Šentrupertom
* Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu
* Ravnik
* Roženberk
* Škrljevo
* Slovenska Vas
* Straža
* Trstenik
* Vesela Gora
* Vrh
* Zabukovje
* Zaloka

Landmarks|

* Barbo Manor
* Dob Prison
* Land of Hayracks
* Pilgrims' Trail
* Simončič Hayrack
* Škrljevo Castle
* Stone bridge in Bistrica
* St. Rupert's Parish Church

Notable people|

* Justin Arhar
* Josip Emanuel Barbo
* Vida Brest
* Jože Frelih
* Leopold Gorenjec
* Ivan Gregorčič
* Janko Gregorčič
* Eduard Hoffer
* Aleksander Lunaček
* Pavel Lunaček
* Gorazd Sotler
* Ivan Steklasa
* Jožef Stergar

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