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 region	White Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Črnomelj
Area
• Total	1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Elevation	194.7 m (638.8 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	55
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
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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

External links

• Media related to Rožanec at Wikimedia Commons
• Rožanec on Geopedia

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