Poljane () is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of

Rečica ob Savinji Rečica ob Savinji () is a town in Slovenia. It belongs to the historical region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. It has been the seat of the Municipality of Rečica ob Savinji since 2006. Before that it was part ...

in Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional

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 ...

region and is now included 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 ...

. Rudenek Castle, also known locally as Lekše Castle ( sl, Lekšetov grad), was a 14th-century castle in the eastern part of the settlement. It was expanded in the Renaissance but abandoned and destroyed in the 18th century. Some of the enclosing walls are still visible, and two stories of one of the original towers survives.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 4466

References

External links

Poljane on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Rečica ob Savinji {{RečicaobSavinji-geo-stub