Ostenk (; sometimes ''Ostenik''Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 413–414.) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Trbovlje The Municipality of Trbovlje (; ) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Trbovlje. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Trbovlje, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * ...

in central

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. It lies in the hills northeast of the town of Trbovlje. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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. Ostenk is a scattered settlement on a ridge centered on the Ostenk Crest (). It is bordered to the south by Ostenik Hill—which is also known as Žrebelj Hill (, literally 'nail hill') on the Hrastnik side.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Marko'' (literally, 'Saint Mark') to ''Ostenk'' in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. The settlement was known as ''Jelšje'' in the 18th century, when it consisted of two farms. The name ''Jelšje'' now refers to a hamlet of Ostenk northwest of the main settlement.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to

Saint Mark Mark the Evangelist ( Koinē Greek: Μᾶρκος, romanized: ''Mârkos''), also known as John Mark ( Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννης Μᾶρκος, romanized: ''Iōánnēs Mârkos;'' Aramaic'': ܝܘܚܢܢ, romanized: Yōḥannān'') or Saint Ma ...

and belongs to the

Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

of Trbovlje. It dates to the 16th century with some 17th-century alterations.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3457 It is a single-nave structure with a narrow octagonal chancel and a bell tower that was added later. The furnishings are mostly Baroque. The main altar dates from the 18th century, and the two side altars are late Baroque.

References

External links

Ostenk on Geopedia
{{Trbovlje Populated places in the Municipality of Trbovlje