title: Bakovnik
text: # Bakovnik
  
  Bakovnik (pronounced, German: Bakounik) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kamnik in central Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Kamnik. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Bakovnik lies south of Kamnik, between Duplica and Perovo, above the right bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River.
  
  ## History
  
  Bakovnik was annexed by Kamnik in 1934, ending its existence as an independent settlement. Bakovnik quickly urbanized after its annexation and lost its original agricultural character.
  
  