Zgornje Poljčane

Zgornje Poljčane
Zgornje Poljčane

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°18′9.73″N 15°35′0.72″E / 46.3027028°N 15.5835333°ECoordinates: 46°18′9.73″N 15°35′0.72″E / 46.3027028°N 15.5835333°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Poljčane
Area
 • Total 4.14 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
Elevation 276 m (906 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 815
[1]

Zgornje Poljčane is a settlement in the Municipality of Poljčane in northeastern Slovenia. It lies at the foothills of Mount Boč on the right bank of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava statistical region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Poljčane to Zgornje Poljčane in 1957.[3]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a Romanesque building dating to the late 12th century. It has a Gothic belfry. In 1895 the church was extended and re-orientated with a complete new nave added. The sanctuary of the original church was converted to a side chapel.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Poljčane municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3264

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