Boštanj, Sevnica

Boštanj
Boštanj
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′49.58″N 15°16′52.54″E / 46.0137722°N 15.2812611°E / 46.0137722; 15.2812611
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalitySevnica
Area
  Total
1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total
305
  Density231/km2 (600/sq mi)

Boštanj (pronounced [bɔˈʃtaːn] or [ˈboːʃtan]; in older sources also Gorenji Boštanj, German: Obersavenstein, Savenstein, Sowenstein, or Sawenstein) is a village in the Lower Sava Valley in southeastern Slovenia. It consists of a nucleated centre on two terraces on the right bank of the Sava River along the main road from Celje to Krško, and two hamlets, Puše and Redna, on the slopes of the nearby hills. It is the central settlement of the local community, the largest local community in the Municipality of Sevnica. The village has a post office, a fire station, a primary school, two shops, a gas station, two bars, a restaurant, and a cultural hall named the TVD Partizan Hall (Dom TVD Partizan). It is surrounded by fields and orchards.