Levanjci () is a settlement in the

Municipality of Destrnik The Municipality of Destrnik (; ) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Destrnik. It lies in the Slovene Hills () north of Ptuj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is ...

in northeastern

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. It lies on the edge of the Pesnica Valley. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The whole municipality is now included in the

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. Four

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have been identified near the settlement.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 6455

References

External links

Levanjci on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Destrnik {{Destrnik-geo-stub