Area 3.34 km² Population 18 (2002) | Elevation 764 m Local time Monday 9:07 AM | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Ortnek ([ɔɾˈtnɛk]; German: Ortenegg) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ribnica in southern Slovenia. The railway line from Ljubljana to Kočevje runs through the settlement and the village has a railway station. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Map of 1316 Ortnek, Slovenia
On a hill to the southwest of the settlement are the still visible ruins of Ortnek Castle, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1355, but built in the 13th century on a site that has also yielded Iron Age artefacts. The best preserved part of the castle is the 17th-century castle chapel, dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij). The castle was abandoned in the 19th century.
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