Bukovje is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

along the road linking the town of

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and the settlement of Trbonje, northeast of Dravograd, along the southern bank of the

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River, in northeastern

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. The village is part of the traditional region of

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and is, as part of the

Municipality of Dravograd The Municipality of Dravograd (; ) is a municipality in northern Slovenia, on the border with Austria. The seat of the municipality is the town of Dravograd. The Drava River runs through the middle of the municipality. Most of its territory is ...

, included in the

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. It was established in 2004, when it ceded from the settlement of

Otiški Vrh Otiški Vrh (, in older sources also ''Otišni vrh'', ) is a dispersed settlement in the hills southeast of Dravograd in the Styria region in northern Slovenia. Geography The Mislinja River joins the Meža River from the right north of the vil ...

Landmarks

Puchenstein Castle

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Puchenstein Castle () on Pukštajn Peak () dates to the 13th century. It was severely damaged in a 1706 fire. Only ruins have been preserved until today.

Puchenstein Mansion

The

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Puchenstein Mansion () in the settlement dates to ca. 1710. Today, it is used for wedding ceremonies and as a cultural venue. The chapel of the mansion has been protected as a cultural monument. In

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

, it was used as barracks of the

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, and was owned by the Slovenian Ministry of Defence until 2008.

References

External links

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Bukovje on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Dravograd Populated places established in 2004 2004 establishments in Slovenia {{Dravograd-geo-stub