Arto, Sevnica

Arto (pronounced [ˈaːɾtɔ]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Arto
Arto
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′3.11″N 15°23′35.78″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalitySevnica
Area
  Total4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation
214.2 m (702.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total393
[1]

A 17th-century mansion known as Impoljca Mansion (Slovene: Dvorec Impoljca, sometimes Grad Impoljca, in older sources also Impolca,[3] German: Neustein[3]) stands on the banks of the Sava 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) west of the settlement core.[4] It now houses a retirement home.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Sevnica municipal site
  3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 81.
  4. "EŠD 18566". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  5. Impoljca retirement home official site
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