Oštrc

Oštrc
Oštrc

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°49′54.07″N 15°26′27.98″E / 45.8316861°N 15.4411056°E / 45.8316861; 15.4411056Coordinates: 45°49′54.07″N 15°26′27.98″E / 45.8316861°N 15.4411056°E / 45.8316861; 15.4411056
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Kostanjevica na Krki
Area
  Total 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi)
Elevation 296.6 m (973.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 152
[1]

Oštrc (pronounced [ɔˈʃtəɾts]; in older sources also Osterc,[2] German: Osterz[2]) is a village in the foothills of the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

The local church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and belongs to the Parish of Kostanjevica na Krki. It is a 17th-century Baroque building extensively rebuilt in the 19th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 70.
  3. Kostanjevica na Krki municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1914


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