Veliko Tinje

Veliko Tinje
Veliko Tinje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°24′55.35″N 15°30′7.22″E / 46.4153750°N 15.5020056°ECoordinates: 46°24′55.35″N 15°30′7.22″E / 46.4153750°N 15.5020056°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Slovenska Bistrica
Area
  Total 1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation 654.7 m (2,148.0 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 149
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Veliko Tinje (pronounced [ˈveːlikɔ ˈtiːnjɛ]) is a village in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

The local parish church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is originally a Romanesque building with later adaptations.[3]

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