Bukovec () is a settlement northeast of

Slovenska Bistrica Slovenska Bistrica (; ) is a town south of Maribor in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica, one of the largest municipalities in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The town is in ...

in northeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included with the rest of the

Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica The Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Slovenska Bistrica. Slovenska Bistrica became a municipality in 1994. Settle ...

in the

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. A small

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in the settlement is dedicated to

John of Nepomuk John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (; ; ) ( 1345 – 20 March 1393) was a saint of Bohemia (a western part of what is now the Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts st ...

and belongs to the Parish of

Zgornja Polskava Zgornja Polskava () is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the old main road to Maribor north of Slovenska Bistrica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included wi ...

. It dates to the second half of the 18th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 6984

References

External links

Bukovec on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica {{Slovenska-Bistrica-geo-stub