Drevenik
Encyclopedia
Drevenik is a settlement on the southern slopes of Mount Boč
in the Rogaška Slatina
Municipality
in eastern Slovenia
. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria
region and is now included in the Savinjska statistical region
.
There are two churches in the settlement. The church in the southern part of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Leonard
and is a Gothic
building dating to the 15th century with a 17th century belfry
. The church further up Mount Boč is dedicated to Saint Nicholas
originally dates to the 16th century with some rebuilding in the mid 17th century. Both belong to the Kostrivnica
parish
.
Mount Boc
A park and popular hiking area in the Slovenska Bistrica municipality. The height of the peak stands at 978 meters and has lookup tower on the top. It is home to a number of trails that very in difficulty level as well as home to a rare flower called, pasque flower that is a protected flower...
in the Rogaška Slatina
Rogaška Slatina
Rogaška Slatina is a settlement and a municipality in Slovenia. It is famous for its curative mineral water, spa and crystal glass.Rogaška Slatina is a synonym for health resort tourism in Slovenia. For centuries the curative mineral water rich in magnesium , the picturesque countryside and other...
Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in eastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
region and is now included in the Savinjska statistical region
Savinjska statistical region
The Savinja statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River....
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There are two churches in the settlement. The church in the southern part of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Leonard
Leonard of Noblac
Leonard of Noblac or of Limoges or de Noblet , is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin of France.-Traditional biography:According to the romance that...
and is a Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
building dating to the 15th century with a 17th century belfry
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
. The church further up Mount Boč is dedicated to Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...
originally dates to the 16th century with some rebuilding in the mid 17th century. Both belong to the Kostrivnica
Zgornja Kostrivnica
Zgornja Kostrivnica is a settlement in the Rogaška Slatina Municipality in eastern Slovenia. The wider area around Rogaška Slatina was traditionally part of the region of Lower Styria. It is now included in the Savinjska statistical region....
parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
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