Arclin () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Vojnik in eastern
Slovenia. It lies on the main road south of
Vojnik towards Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Savinja Statistical Region
The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com ...
.
Cultural heritage
A small roadside
chapel-shrine in the village dates to the late 19th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 25131
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Arclin include:
*Johann Siegmund Popowitsch
Johann Siegmund Valentin Popowitsch ( sl, Janez Žiga Valentin Popovič; February 9, 1705 – November 21, 1774) was a Duchy of Styria, Styrian philologist and natural scientist. His advocacy of a standardized Upper German paved the way for Austri ...
( sl, Janez Žiga Popovič, 1705–1774), natural scientist
References
External links
Arclin at Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Vojnik
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