Petrovče

Petrovče
Petrovče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°14′45.61″N 15°11′36.57″E / 46.2460028°N 15.1934917°E / 46.2460028; 15.1934917Coordinates: 46°14′45.61″N 15°11′36.57″E / 46.2460028°N 15.1934917°E / 46.2460028; 15.1934917
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Žalec
Area
 • Total 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Elevation 248 m (814 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 909
[1]

Petrovče is a village on the left bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja statistical region.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary (Slovene: Marijino obiskanje) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in the 18th century on the site of a 14th-century building.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Žalec municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 510

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