Gorca

Gorca
Gorca

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°20′6.41″N 15°51′49.69″E / 46.3351139°N 15.8638028°E / 46.3351139; 15.8638028Coordinates: 46°20′6.41″N 15°51′49.69″E / 46.3351139°N 15.8638028°E / 46.3351139; 15.8638028
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Podlehnik
Area
 • Total 6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Elevation 286.9 m (941.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 148
[1]

Gorca (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾtsa]) is a settlement in the Haloze Hills above the left bank of the Dravinja River in the Municipality of Podlehnik in eastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. The parish is known as Sveta Trojica–Podlehnik. The church was built in 1654.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Podlehnik municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3460


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