| Leskovec pri Krškem | |
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Leskovec pri Krškem
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Spodnjeposavska |
| Municipality | Krško |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.74 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 209.9 m (689 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,000 |
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Leskovec pri Krškem is a settlement on the right bank of the river Sava in the Krško municipality in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Spodnjeposavska statistical region.[2]
The local parish church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in the mid 16th century on the site of an earlier building. A Roman tombstone is included in the walls of the church and a milliarium of Septimius Severus is next to the church.[3] A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and is a 17th century building that was rebuilt in the late 18th century in a Late Baroque style.[4]
On a hill to the north of the settlement is Šrajbarski Turn Castle, dating to the 15th century with 16th and 18th century alterations.[5]