Zgornja Korena

Zgornja Korena
Zgornja Korena

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°31′14.21″N 15°46′44.97″E / 46.5206139°N 15.7791583°ECoordinates: 46°31′14.21″N 15°46′44.97″E / 46.5206139°N 15.7791583°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Duplek
Area
 • Total 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation 349.8 m (1,147.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 376
[1]

Zgornja Korena is a settlement in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the southwestern edge of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava statistical region.[2]

The local parish church, built on a hill east of the village, is dedicated to Saint Barbara and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in 1787 on the site of a ruined 17th-century church.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Duplek municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2865

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