Oštrc (; in older sources also ''Osterc'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 70. german: Osterz) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the foothills of the Gorjanci Hills in the

Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki The Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki (; sl, Občina Kostanjevica na Krki) is a municipality in the traditional Lower Carniola region of southern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kostanjevica na Krki. It is part of the Lo ...

in eastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

Lower Carniola Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region. Geography Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the no ...

. It is now included in the

Lower Sava Statistical Region The Lower Sava Statistical Region ( sl, Posavska statistična regija; until December 31, 2014 ) is a statistical region in Slovenia. It has good traffic accessibility and is located in the Sava and Krka Valleys, with hilly areas with vineyards and ...

. The local

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is dedicated to

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and belongs to the Parish of Kostanjevica na Krki. It is a 17th-century

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building extensively rebuilt in the 19th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
rkd.situla.org; accessed 9 July 2020.

References

External links

Oštrc on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki {{KostanjevicanaKrki-geo-stub