Cerovec, Šentjur

Cerovec (pronounced [ˈtseːɾɔʋəts]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur, in eastern Slovenia. It lies 10 km east of Celje and the A1 motorway crosses the settlement's territory. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.^[4]

Cerovec
Cerovec Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′5.19″N 15°21′39.41″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Šentjur
Area
• Total	4.09 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Elevation	296.8 m (973.8 ft)
Population  (2020)[1][2]
• Total	173
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
[3]

A hidden underground structure in the Šohta Woods near the settlement, built in 1944, was used as a secret Partisan hospital (Slovene: partizanska bolnišnica Zima).^[5]

References

1. Razpotnik, Barica (2020-06-08). "On 1 January 2020, 2,095,861 residents of Slovenia lived in 5,978 settlements; 57 settlements were unpopulated" (Press release). Ljubljana: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2021-01-08. final data (XLS attachment)
2. Prebivalci po spolu, občine in naselja, Slovenija, 1. januar 2020 [Population by sex, municipalities and resorts, Slovenia, 1 January 2020]. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (XLS) (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-08. (note: for Šentjur, the municipality is at code 120, followed immediately by its settlements at codes 120001–120121)
3. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
4. Šentjur municipal site Archived 2011-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 15615

External links

• Cerovec on Geopedia