Rakovnik Pri Šentrupertu
Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu (pronounced [ˈɾaːkɔu̯nik pɾi ʃɛnˈtɾuːpɛɾtu] or [ˈɾaːkɔu̯nik pɾi ʃənˈtɾuːpɛɾtu]; German: Kroisenbach) is a village in the Municipality of Šentrupert in southeastern Slovenia. It lies south of Šentrupert and east of Mirna in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The railway line from Sevnica to Trebnje runs across the settlement's territory. The Municipality of Šentrupert is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Rakovnik to Rakovnik pri Šentrupertu in 1953. In the past the German name was Kroisenbach.
Notable people
- Count Josef Anton Barbo von Waxenstein (1863–1930), aristocrat and politician
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 84.
- ^ Šentrupert municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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