| Ormož Občina Ormož |
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| — Town and Municipality — | |
| Village of Svetinje in the municipality of Ormož | |
| Location of the Municipality of Ormož in Slovenia | |
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Ormož
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| Country | Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alojz Sok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 212.4 km2 (82 sq mi) |
| Population (2002)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,095 |
| • Density | 80.5/km2 (208.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
Ormož (Hungarian: Ormosd, German: Friedau, Prekmurje dialect: Ormošd) is a town and municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River and borders with Croatia on the opposite bank of the river.[2]
The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint James. It is first mentioned in written sources dated to 1271. It was rebuilt on a number of occasions in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. It contains frescos from the 14th and 17th centuries.[3]
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