Silovec

Silovec
Silovec is located in Slovenia
Silovec
Silovec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′44.24″N 15°36′0.61″E / 45.9956222°N 15.6001694°E / 45.9956222; 15.6001694
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
 • Total
1.29 km2 (0.50 sq mi)
Elevation
377.6 m (1,239 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
31
 • Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)

Silovec (pronounced [ˈsiːlɔʋəts], German: Silovetz) is a settlement in the hills north of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.

A Late Bronze Age hoard was discovered by chance in Heathen Cave (Slovene: Ajdovska jama) close to the settlement. It included bracelets, necklaces, sickles, and axes, all now kept by the museum in Brežice.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 10.
  3. ↑ Brežice municipal site
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 10786