Rifnik
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Rifnik ({{IPA|sl|ˈɾiːfnik|pron}}, {{langx|de|Reichenegg}}{{cite book |title=Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko |date=1904 |publisher=C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna |location=Vienna |page=38}}) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur, eastern Slovenia. It lies on Rifnik Hill, just south of the town of Šentjur. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.[http://www.sentjur.si/obcina.html Šentjur municipal site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115070028/http://www.sentjur.si/obcina.html |date=2011-01-15 }}
Name
Rifnik was first attested in written sources in 1326 as Reichenekk (and as Reiheneck in 1335 and Reihnek in 1343). The name originally referred to the castle at the site, a compound formed from the Middle High German personal name Rîcho + egge 'hill, castle'. The name therefore originally meant 'Rîcho's castle'.{{cite book |last1=Snoj |first1=Marko |title=Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen |date=2009 |publisher=Modrijan |location=Ljubljana |page=355}}
Archaeological park
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| caption1 = Rifnik Hill, southern terrace
| image2 = Remains of Arianism church on Rifnik hill.jpg
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| caption2 = Remains of an Arian church
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Rifnik archaeological park is located on the hilltop above the settlement. It has a permanent exhibition about local prehistoric and ancient finds curated by the Celje Regional Museum.
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Castle
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The settlement is best known for its 13th-century castle. The castle was abandoned in the 17th century, but the remains of the residential part and the fortifications are still visible.[http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712051220/http://rkd.situla.org/ |date=July 12, 2010 }} reference number ešd 7923
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External links
- [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:5667_x1714800.4884079392_y5812422.263457416_s15_b2345 Rifnik on Geopedia]
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Category:Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjur
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