Klenik () is a settlement east of Vače in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.Municipality of Litija website
Hallstatt Archaeological Site in Vače North of Klenik and east of Slemšek Hill (), near Vače, is the Hallstatt Archaeological Site in Vače, where the Vače situla, one of the most notable archaeological treasures of Slovenia, was discovered in the Ronkar Ravines (, part of Klenik).
Church
The local church, which stands on Slemšek Hill, is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Parish of Vače. It was restored in the 1990s.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2624 It was built in 1898 on the site of an earlier structure damaged in the 1895 earthquake. The furnishings date from 1906 and were created by the Ljubljana sculptor Andrej Rovšek Jr. (1864–1907).
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Klenik include: Franc Celestin (1843–1895), philosopher, literary historian, writer, and translator
References
External links
Klenik on Geopedia