Mali Slatnik

Mali Slatnik
Mali Slatnik is located in Slovenia
Mali Slatnik
Mali Slatnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°48′36.14″N 15°12′28.5″E / 45.8100389°N 15.207917°E / 45.8100389; 15.207917
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityNovo Mesto
Area
 • Total
1.696 km2 (0.655 sq mi)
Elevation
190.2 m (624 ft)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
264
 • Density156/km2 (400/sq mi)
Postal code
8000

Mali Slatnik (pronounced [ˈmaːli ˈslaːtnik], in older sources also Mali Slatenek, German: Kleinslatenegg) is a settlement in the hills east of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. In January 2026, the population was 264.

Geography

Bajer Creek

Mali Slatnik is a clustered village in a level area on both sides of the road from Novo Mesto to Kostanjevica na Krki. The area has many springs, which flow into Bajer Creek, also known as Slatnik Creek (Slatenski potok) and Šajser or Šajsar (from German Scheißer Bach). The most powerful spring is Slatnik Spring (Slatenski studenec), which was used as a source of drinking water.

History

In 1866, Johann Mach (1805–1879; the father of the physicist Ernst Mach), who lived in the neighboring village of Veliki Slatnik, started cultivating Japanese silkmoths in the oak forest on Mach Hill (Machov hrib, elevation: 262 meters or 860 feet) south of Mali Slatnik. Some of these farmed silkmoths eventually escaped, resulting in the presence of this species in Slovenia today.

Schooling was established in Mali Slatnik in 1913, and a schoolhouse started operating in 1935. During the Second World War, Partisan forces attacked an Italian post set up in the schoolhouse, burning it. The schoolhouse was rebuilt and expanded after the war.

Two mills formerly operated along Bajer Creek. The building of the Tiček Mill (Tičkov mlin) is still preserved, and it was supplied by a millrace 500 meters (1,600 ft) long. Both mills were abandoned by 1971.

References

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  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 162.
  3. ↑ Novo Mesto municipal site Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Repe, Božo (2020). Okupacijske meje v Sloveniji 1941-1945. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete. p. 54. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  5. ↑ Gams, Ivan; Savnik, Roman, eds. (1962). Dolenjska zemlja in ljudje. Novo Mesto: Dolenjska založba. pp. 23, 121. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  6. ↑ Spezialkarte der Österreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie 1:75.000 Rudolfswerth (Map: 1:75,000). Vienna: K. u. k. militär-geographisches Institut. 1882. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 511.
  8. ↑ Machova učna pot. Machov hrib in jamamaj. Signboard on the Mach Nature Trail. Novo Mesto: Društvo Machova dediščina pod Gorjanci.
  9. ↑ Kurillo, Jurij (May 31, 2020). "Jamamaj – zgodba o japonskem svilnem prelcu na Slovenskem". Gorenjski glas. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  10. ↑ Nosan, Aleš (May 31, 2020). "Kaj imajo skupnega Machovo število, jamamaj in zakleti oreh?". Delo. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
  11. ↑ Machova učna pot. Tičkov mlin. Signboard on the Mach Nature Trail. Novo Mesto: Društvo Machova dediščina pod Gorjanci.