Drstelja

Drstelja
Drstelja

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°28′22.17″N 15°51′27.58″E / 46.4728250°N 15.8576611°ECoordinates: 46°28′22.17″N 15°51′27.58″E / 46.4728250°N 15.8576611°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Destrnik
Area
 • Total 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation 284.8 m (934.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 178
[1]

Drstelja (pronounced [dəɾˈstɛːlja] or [dəɾˈsteːlja]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Destrnik in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

A small roadside chapel-shrine in the settlement dates to the early 20th century.[3] The priest and poet Matija Murko (1861–1952) was born in Drstelja.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Destrnik municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 19979

External links