Petelinjek
Petelinjek is a settlement in the hills east of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. In January 2026, the population was 231.- Type: Village with 218 residents
- Description: place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Petelinjek, Novo Mesto”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Otočec Castle and Graben Castle.
Otočec Castle
Castle
Otočec Castle is a castle hotel on a small island in the middle of the Krka River in Otočec, Slovenia. It is the only water castle in Slovenia. The name Otočec means 'small island'. Otočec Castle is situated 3 km northeast of Petelinjek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Potov Vrh and Sela pri Ratežu.
Potov Vrh
Village
Potov Vrh is a settlement in the hills east of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Sela pri Ratežu
Village
Sela pri Ratežu is a settlement in the hills east of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Mali Slatnik
Village
Mali Slatnik is a settlement in the hills east of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. In January 2026, the population was 264.
Petelinjek
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Urban Municipality of Novo Mesto, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.8147° or 45° 48′ 53″ north
Longitude
15.22029° or 15° 13′ 13″ east
Population
218
Elevation
214 metres (702 feet)
Open location code
8FQQR67C+V4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Petelinjek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Uzbek—“Petelinjek” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Petelinjek”
- Cebuano: “Petelinjek”
- Chechen: “Петелинек”
- Croatian: “Petelinjek”
- Dutch: “Petelinjek”
- French: “Petelinjek”
- German: “Patendorf in der Unterkrain”
- German: “Petelinjek”
- Irish: “Petelinjek”
- Polish: “Petelinjek (gmina Novo Mesto)”
- Polish: “Petelinjek”
- Romanian: “Petelinjek, Novo mesto”
- Romanian: “Petelinjek”
- Serbian: “Петелињек”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Petelinjek”
- Slovenian: “Petelinjek, Novo mesto”
- Slovenian: “Petelinjek”
- Spanish: “Petelinjek”
- Tatar: “Петелинек”
- Ukrainian: “Петелинєк”
- Uzbek: “Petelinjek (Novo Mesto)”
- Uzbek: “Petelinjek”
- “Petelinjek”
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