Spodnja Ročica () is a settlement in the

Municipality of Benedikt The Municipality of Benedikt (; ) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the settlement of Benedikt. Before 1 January 1999 it was part of the Municipality of Lenart. It lies in the Slovene Hills (). The area is part of the tradit ...

in northeastern

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. It lies in the

Slovene Hills The Slovene Hills or the Slovenian Hills (, or ) is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the northeast of the country and has an area of . It comprises the ''Western ...

(). The area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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. Fourteen partly destroyed Roman-period

burial mounds A tumulus (: tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, mounds, howes, or in Siberia and Central Asia as ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. ...

have been identified near the settlement.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1034

References

External links

Spodnja Ročica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Benedikt {{Benedikt-geo-stub