Gačnik

Gačnik
Gačnik Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°37′49.03″N 15°40′50.98″E / 46.6302861°N 15.6808278°ECoordinates: 46°37′49.03″N 15°40′50.98″E / 46.6302861°N 15.6808278°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Pesnica
Area
• Total	4.79 km^2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation	301.9 m (990.5 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	492
[1]

Gačnik is a settlement in the Municipality of Pesnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the western part of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the valley of Gačnik Creek (Slovene: Gačniški potok), a minor tributary of the Pesnica River. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.^[2]

A small roadside chapel-shrine in the settlement dates to 1803.^[3]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Pesnica municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 7775

External links

• Gačnik at Geopedia