Stopnik, Vransko

Stopnik
Stopnik

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°15′31.55″N 14°58′57.44″E / 46.2587639°N 14.9826222°E / 46.2587639; 14.9826222Coordinates: 46°15′31.55″N 14°58′57.44″E / 46.2587639°N 14.9826222°E / 46.2587639; 14.9826222
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Vransko
Area
  Total 3.86 km2 (1.49 sq mi)
Elevation 355.8 m (1,167.3 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 174
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Stopnik (pronounced [ˈstoːpnik]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Vransko in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

The local church is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Parish of Vransko. It dates to the 15th century with some 17th- and 19th-century rebuilding.[3]

To the west of the settlement are also the ruins of Stopnik Castle, first mentioned in the 12th century and abandoned around 1800.[4]

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