Cezlak

Cezlak
Village
Cezlak is located in Slovenia
Cezlak
Cezlak
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°25′1.8″N 15°26′20.61″E / 46.417167°N 15.4390583°E / 46.417167; 15.4390583
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalitySlovenska Bistrica
Area
 • Total
0.34 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation
580.6 m (1,904.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
48
[1]

Cezlak (pronounced [tsɛˈzlaːk]) is a small settlement on the southern slope of the Pohorje range in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Cultural heritage

There is a small roadside chapel in the settlement. It was built in 1898.[3]

Mineralogy

Cizlakite sample
Cezlak inscription on a granodiorite stone

Since the beginning of 20th century, a granodiorite quarry has been operating there, once used mostly for setts for roads and squares. The only known deposit of cizlakite (quartz monzogabbro, a green plutonic rock) in the world has been found near Cezlak.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Slovenska Bistrica municipal site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 6978
  4. ^ "Rocks of Pohorje". Pohorje Tourist Information Centre. Retrieved 28 March 2015.


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