Spodnja Ročica

Spodnja Ročica
Spodnja Ročica

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°37′14.99″N 15°51′21.39″E / 46.6208306°N 15.8559417°E / 46.6208306; 15.8559417Coordinates: 46°37′14.99″N 15°51′21.39″E / 46.6208306°N 15.8559417°E / 46.6208306; 15.8559417
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Benedikt
Area
 • Total 1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation 308.9 m (1,013.5 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 109
[1]

Spodnja Ročica (pronounced [ˈspoːdnja ɾɔˈtʃiːtsa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Benedikt in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice). The area was part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Fourteen partly destroyed Roman-period burial mounds have been identified near the settlement.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Benedikt municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1034
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