Hrastovec () is a settlement in the Municipality of Velenje in northern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Bric'' (literally, '

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') to ''Hrastovec'' in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.

Turn Castle

South of the settlement is a 13th-century

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known was ( sl, Grad Turn). It was greatly rebuilt and remodelled over the centuries, with the last major building phase dating to the 18th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 4337

References

External links

Hrastovec on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Velenje {{Velenje-geo-stub