Malečnik

Malečnik
Malečnik
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Podravska
Municipality Maribor
Area
 • Total 1.61 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation 284.2 m (932 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 2,726
[1]

Malečnik is a village on the left bank of the river Drava to the east of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the Maribor urban municipality.[2]

There are two churches in the settlement. The local Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Peter and is first mentioned in douments dating to 1236, but the current building is Baroque built in 1740. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. The second church is built on a hill above the settlement. it is dedicated to The Virgin Mary and dates to 1517 with a Gothic belfry and a Baroque extension.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Maribor Municipality site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 3237 and 3228

External links

City neighborhoods

Center, Ivan Cankar, Studenci, Magdalena, Tabor, Nova vas, Tezno, Pobrežje, Brezje-Dogoše-Zrkovci, Radvanje


Local communities: Bresternica - Gaj, Kamnica, Malečnik Ruperče, Razvanje, Limbuš, Pekre
Landmarks
Main Square, Plague Memorial, Angels, Koroška Street, Strossmayer Street, Maribor Island, Kalvarija Hill, Pyramid, Maribor Park, Maribor railway station, Drava, Pohorje, University of Maribor, Revolution Square, Maribor Bridge, Cathedral Peak, Maribor, Trieste Road, Maribor, Market Hall, Maribor, Zamorc Hotel, Hutter's Colony, Maribor, Monument of Liberation, Maribor
Castles, Palaces, Fortresses
Maribor Town Hall, Maribor Castle, Upper Maribor Castle, Water Tower, Jewish Tower, Judgement Tower, Betnava Castle, Vetrinje Mansion, Orešje Castle, Račji Dvor Manor
Places of Worship
Settlements:
Culture
Notable people