Hrastje, Maribor

Hrastje
Hrastje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Podravska
Municipality Maribor
Area
 • Total 5.1 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation 354.7 m (1,164 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 511
[1]

Hrastje is a settlement to the southwest of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the Maribor municipality.[2]

Its territory extends up the slopes of the Pohorje range, and on the highest point, on a hill overlooking Maribor, lie the ruins of the local church, dedicated to Saint Wolfgang (Slovene: Sveti Bolfenk). It was built at the end of the 15th century and was disused from 1785 onwards. By 1869 it was already a ruin and began to be used as a mountain hut. A small chapel and the belfry have been restored.[3]

References

External links