Rifnik

Rifnik
Rifnik is located in Slovenia
Rifnik
Rifnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°12′12″N 15°24′31.48″E / 46.20333°N 15.4087444°E / 46.20333; 15.4087444
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityŠentjur
Area
 • Total1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Elevation
330.8 m (1,085.3 ft)
Population
 (2020)[1][2]
 • Total172
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
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Rifnik (pronounced [ˈɾiːfnik], German: Reichenegg[4]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur, eastern Slovenia. It lies on Rifnik Hill, just south of the town of Šentjur. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.[5]

  1. ^ Razpotnik, Barica (2020-06-08). "On 1 January 2020, 2,095,861 residents of Slovenia lived in 5,978 settlements; 57 settlements were unpopulated" (Press release). Ljubljana: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2021-01-10. final data (XLS attachment)
  2. ^ Prebivalci po spolu, občine in naselja, Slovenija, 1. januar 2020 [Population by sex, municipalities and resorts, Slovenia, 1 January 2020]. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (XLS) (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-10. (note: for Šentjur, the municipality is at code 120, followed immediately by its settlements at codes 120001–120121)
  3. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 38.
  5. ^ Šentjur municipal site Archived 2011-01-15 at the Wayback Machine