Pernica

Pernica
Pernica

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°34′42.74″N 15°43′36.79″E / 46.5785389°N 15.7268861°E / 46.5785389; 15.7268861Coordinates: 46°34′42.74″N 15°43′36.79″E / 46.5785389°N 15.7268861°E / 46.5785389; 15.7268861
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Pesnica
Area
  Total 2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation 246.8 m (809.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 377
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Pernica (pronounced [ˈpeːɾnitsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Pesnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1361. It was destroyed in 1532 and rebuilt in 1567.[3]

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