Planina pri Sevnici

Planina pri Sevnici
Planina pri Sevnici

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°6′20.52″N 15°24′31.99″E / 46.1057000°N 15.4088861°E / 46.1057000; 15.4088861Coordinates: 46°6′20.52″N 15°24′31.99″E / 46.1057000°N 15.4088861°E / 46.1057000; 15.4088861
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Šentjur
Area
 • Total 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation 532.5 m (1,747.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 413
[1]

Planina pri Sevnici (pronounced [plaˈniːna pɾi ˈseːu̯nitsi]) is a village in the Municipality of Šentjur in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It is a 15th-century building, extended in around 1700.[3] Above the settlement are the ruins of a 12th-century castle, abandoned in 1884.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Šentjur municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3253
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 7924
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