Vršnik

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Vršnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°38′16.04″N15°34′35.61″E / 46.6377889°N 15.5765583°E / 46.6377889; 15.5765583 Coordinates: 46°38′16.04″N15°34′35.61″E / 46.6377889°N 15.5765583°E / 46.6377889; 15.5765583
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Kungota
Area
  Total 2.93 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation 302.4 m (992.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 130
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Vršnik (pronounced  [ˈʋəɾʃnik] ) is a dispersed settlement west of Zgornja Kungota in the western Slovene Hills (Slovene : Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Kungota in northeastern Slovenia. [2]

Dispersed settlement Rural settlement type, typically consists of widely spaced farmsteads without an actual nucleus

A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a number of separate farmsteads scattered throughout the area. A dispersed settlement contrasts with a nucleated village.

Zgornja Kungota Place in Styria, Slovenia

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Slovene language language spoken in Slovenia

Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.

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