Ortnek
| Ortnek | |
|---|---|
  Ortnek Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′58.95″N 14°40′20.74″E / 45.7830417°N 14.6724278°ECoordinates: 45°46′58.95″N 14°40′20.74″E / 45.7830417°N 14.6724278°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Ribnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.34 km2 (1.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 764.3 m (2,507.5 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 18 |
| [1] | |
Ortnek (pronounced [ɔɾˈtnɛk]; German: Ortenegg[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The railway line from Ljubljana to Kočevje runs through the settlement and the village has a railway station. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
On a hill to the southwest of the settlement are the still visible ruins of Ortnek Castle, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1355, but built in the 13th century on a site that has also yielded Iron Age artefacts. The best preserved part of the castle is the 17th-century castle chapel, dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij). The castle was abandoned in the 19th century.[4]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 50.
- ↑ Ribnica municipal site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 13405 & 2649
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