Motnik

Motnik
Motnik
Motnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:
Country Slovenia
Region Upper Carniola
Municipality Kamnik
Area
 • Total 2.27 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation 428.2 m (1,405 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 163
[1]

Motnik is a village in the Tuhinj Valley in the Kamnik municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

The Parish Church in Motnik is dedicated to Saint George and is a Baroque building with 19th century furnishings. Close by is a smaller church, the chapel of Mary Magdalene. Close to the settlement is also an abandoned brown coal mine in which the fossilized remains of a Pygmy Rhinoceros were discovered in 1910. They were found to be 25 million years old and are now displayed in a small museum in the village[2].

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Slovenian Tourist Board site

External links

Settlements

Administrative centre: Kamnik

Bela Peč, Bela, Bistričica, Brezje nad Kamnikom, Briše, Buč, Cirkuše v Tuhinju, Češnjice v Tuhinju, Črna pri Kamniku, Črni Vrh v Tuhinju, Gabrovnica, Godič, Golice, Gozd, Gradišče v Tuhinju, Hrib pri Kamniku, Hruševka, Jeranovo, Kališe, Kamniška Bistrica, Klemenčevo, Kostanj, Košiše, Kregarjevo, Krivčevo, Kršič, Laniše, Laseno, Laze v Tuhinju, Liplje, Loke v Tuhinju, Mali Hrib, Mali Rakitovec, Markovo, Mekinje, Motnik, Nevlje, Okrog pri Motniku, Okroglo, Oševek, Pirševo, Podbreg, Podgorje, Podhruška, Podjelše, Podlom, Podstudenec, Poljana, Poreber, Potok v Črni, Potok, Praproče v Tuhinju, Pšajnovica, Ravne pri Šmartnem, Rožično, Rudnik pri Radomljah, Sela pri Kamniku, Sidol, Smrečje v Črni, Snovik, Soteska, Sovinja Peč, Spodnje Palovče, Spodnje Stranje, Srednja vas pri Kamniku, Stahovica, Stara Sela, Stebljevek, Stolnik, Studenca, Šmarca, Šmartno v Tuhinju, Špitalič, Trebelno pri Palovčah, Trobelno, Tučna, Tunjice, Tunjiška Mlaka, Vaseno, Velika Lašna, Velika Planina, Veliki Hrib, Veliki Rakitovec, Vir pri Nevljah, Vodice nad Kamnikom, Volčji Potok, Vranja Peč, Vrhpolje pri Kamniku, Zagorica nad Kamnikom, Zajasovnik, Zakal, Zavrh pri Črnivcu, Zduša, Zgornje Palovče, Zgornje Stranje, Zgornji Motnik, Zgornji Tuhinj, Znojile, Žaga, Žubejevo, Županje Njive
Landmarks
Mali grad, The Church of Our Lady, Church of St Primus, Tunjice Natural Health Resort, Volčji Potok Arboretum, Tuhinj Valley, Snovik Spa, Velika planina, Kamniška Bistrica Valley, Zaprice Castle
Notable people