Rakovec, Brežice
Rakovec (pronounced [ˈɾaːkɔʋəts]; in older sources also Radkovec,[2] German: Radkovetz[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sotla River in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Rakovec | |
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  Rakovec Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°55′21.69″N 15°42′10.01″E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Brežice |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.99 km2 (0.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 155.5 m (510.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 66 |
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The Jovsi wetland lies west of the village. During construction work in the regulation of the Sotla River, chance finds from the Late Bronze Age point to the existence of a so far unexcavated site in the area.[4]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 8.
- Brežice municipal site
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 10566
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