Area 108 ha Population 62 (2002) | Elevation 195 m Local time Friday 2:09 AM Municipality Municipality of Črnomelj | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 62% Humidity | ||
Rožanec ([ɾɔˈʒaːnəts]) is a settlement north of the town of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.
Map of 8340 Ro%C5%BEanec, Slovenia
The local church, built outside the village to the southeast, is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Črnomelj. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526, but has Romanesque features indicating that it is likely to be an earlier structure.
In an abandoned quarry below the church an ancient relief of the god Mithras sacrificing a bull, with the cult characteristic images of Cautes and Cautopates, Sol, a scorpion, a snake, a dog, and a raven, indicate this was the site of a late 2nd-century Mithraeum.