Motnik | |
|---|---|
 Motnik | |
  Motnik Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°12′58.17″N 14°53′25.72″E / 46.2161583°N 14.8904778°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Kamnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.27 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 428.2 m (1,404.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 163 |
| [1] | |
Motnik (pronounced [mɔˈtniːk]; German: Möttnig[2]) is a village in the Tuhinj Valley in the Municipality of Kamnik in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
Churches
Saint George's Church
The parish church in Motnik is dedicated to Saint George and is a Baroque building with 19th-century furnishings. Close by is a smaller church, the chapel of Mary Magdalene.
Pygmy rhinoceros
Close to the settlement is also an abandoned brown coal mine in which the fossilized remains of a pygmy rhinoceros were discovered in 1910. They were found to be 25 million years old and are now displayed in a small museum in the village.[3]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 28.
- ↑ Slovenian Tourist Board site
External links
Media related to Motnik at Wikimedia Commons- Motnik on Geopedia
- Motnik.net
- Motnik on Google Maps (map, photographs, street view)
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