Ravne (;
) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Šoštanj
The Municipality of Šoštanj (; ) is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šoštanj. The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, prior to which it belonged to the larger Municipality of Velenje ...
in northern
Slovenia
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. It lies in the Mozirje Hills () north of the town of
Šoštanj
Šoštanj (; ) is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Šoštanj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
History
Šoštanj w ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
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. The entire municipality is now included in the
Savinja Statistical Region
The Savinja Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, 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 compr ...
.
The local
church
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Religion
* Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
is dedicated to the
Holy Spirit
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and belongs to the
Parish
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of Šoštanj. It dates to the second half of the 16th century. The ruins of Forhtenek Castle, a 14th-century castle destroyed in a
peasants' revolt
The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black ...
in 1635, are still visible on a hill above the settlement.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 4334
References
External links
Ravne on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šoštanj
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