Dolenje Laknice

Dolenje Laknice (pronounced [dɔˈleːnjɛ ˈlaːknitsɛ]; German: Unterlaknitz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Mokronog-Trebelno in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Dolenje Laknice
Dolenje Laknice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°55′46.63″N 15°12′30.12″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityMokronog-Trebelno
Area
  Total2.23 km2 (0.86 sq mi)
Elevation
232.5 m (762.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total61
[1]

The ruins of Čretež Castle, a castle first mentioned in written documents dating to the 14th century, but evidently dating to at least the 13th century, destroyed by fire in 1770, can be found on a hill above the settlement.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 80.
  3. Mokronog-Trebelno municipal website
  4. "EŠD 9558". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 May 2011.


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