Spodnja Voličina

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°32′10.33″N 15°48′51.56″E / 46.5362028°N 15.8143222°E / 46.5362028; 15.8143222Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalityMunicipality of LenartArea
 • Total4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)Elevation
328.7 m (1,078.4 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total536[1]

Spodnja Voličina (pronounced [ˈspoːdnja ʋɔˈliːtʃina], in older sources Spodnja Veličina,[2] German: Unterwellitschen[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Lenart in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the valley of a minor right tributary of the Pesnica River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Rupert and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It dates to the 14th century.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 216.
  3. ^ Lenart municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3333
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Municipality of Lenart
Settlements
Administrative seat: Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah
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Former
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  • Strma Gora
  • Šumanovo
The location of the Municipality of Lenart
Landmarks
  • Hrastovec Castle
  • Komarnik Nature Reserve
  • Lake Pristava
  • Lake Radehova
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