Rožanec

Rožanec (pronounced [ɾɔˈʒaːnəts]) is a settlement north of the town of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Rožanec
Rožanec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°36′25.92″N 15°9′53″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionWhite Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityČrnomelj
Area
 • Total1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation
194.7 m (638.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total62
[1]

Church

The local church, built southeast of the village, is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Črnomelj. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526, but it has Romanesque features, indicating that it is likely to be an earlier structure.[3]

Mithraeum
Mithraeum site
Reconstruction
The Rožanec Mithraeum

In an abandoned quarry below the church an ancient relief of the god Mithras sacrificing a bull, with the cult characteristic images of Cautes and Cautopates, Sol, a scorpion, a snake, a dog, and a raven, indicate this was the site of a late second-century Mithraeum.[4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Črnomelj municipal site
  3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 1736
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 632


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