Otovec

Otovec (pronounced [ˈoːtɔʋəts]; German: Otawitz[2]) is a settlement northwest 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.[3]

Railroad viaduct
Otovec
Otovec is located in Slovenia
Otovec
Otovec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°35′31.82″N 15°9′53.3″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionWhite Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityČrnomelj
Area
  Total0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Elevation
181.4 m (595.1 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total49
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
[1]

A stone railroad viaduct with fifteen arches on high columns stands in the southern part of the settlement. The viaduct was built in 1914 and damaged during the Second World War. It was repaired after the war.[4]

The local church stands north of the settlement in Sela pri Otovcu.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 9.
  3. Črnomelj municipal site
  4. "Otovec - Železniški viadukt". Register neprimične kulturne dediščine. Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  5. "Otovec - Cerkev sv. Jerneja". Register neprimične kulturne dediščine. Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved July 2, 2018.


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