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Place in Styria, Slovenia
Stopnik
Stopnik is located in SloveniaStopnikStopnikLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′31.55″N 14°58′57.44″E / 46.2587639°N 14.9826222°E / 46.2587639; 14.9826222
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityVransko
Area
 • Total3.86 km (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation355.8 m (1,167.3 ft)
Population
 • Total174

Stopnik (pronounced [ˈstoːpnik]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Vransko in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

The local church is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Parish of Vransko. It dates to the 15th century with some 17th- and 19th-century rebuilding.

To the west of the settlement are also the ruins of Stopnik Castle, first mentioned in the 12th century and abandoned around 1800.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Vransko municipal site
  3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3506
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 10415

External links

Municipality of Vransko
SettlementsAdministrative seat: Vransko The location of the Municipality of Vransko
Landmarks
  • Podgrad Mansion
  • St. Jerome's Church
  • Vransko Motorcycle Museum
  • Vransko Parish Church


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