Rakovnik
Rakovnik is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the foothills of the Gorjanci range. The entire municipality is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 8 residents
- Description: place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
- Also known as: “Rakovnik, Šentjernej”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pleterje Charterhouse and Open air museum Pleterje.
Pleterje Charterhouse
Monastery
Photo: Darkoj82, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pleterje Charterhouse is a Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, in the village of Drča near Šentjernej in Slovenia, the only extant monastery of that order in the country.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ržišče and Mali Ban.
Ržišče
Village
Ržišče is a settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
Mali Ban
Village
Mali Ban is a small settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci Mountains in the Municipality of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Vrbovce
Village
Vrbovce is a settlement in the foothills of the Žumberak/Gorjanci range in the Municipality of Šentjernej in southeastern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Rakovnik
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Občina Šentjernej, Slovenia, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.82835° or 45° 49′ 42″ northLongitude
15.37354° or 15° 22′ 25″ eastPopulation
8Elevation
250 metres (820 feet)Open location code
8FQQR9HF+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 4743063106OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8989315Wikidata ID
Q2081647
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Slovenian—“Rakovnik” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Rakovnik”
- Croatian: “Rakovnik”
- Dutch: “Rakovnik”
- French: “Rakovnik”
- Irish: “Rakovnik”
- Polish: “Rakovnik (gmina Šentjernej)”
- Polish: “Rakovnik”
- Romanian: “Rakovnik, Šentjernej”
- Romanian: “Rakovnik”
- Serbian: “Раковник (Шентјернеј)”
- Serbian: “Раковник”
- Slovenian: “Rakovnik, Šentjernej”
- Slovenian: “Rakovnik”
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