Podgorci, Ormož

Podgorci
Podgorci is located in Slovenia
Podgorci
Podgorci
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°25′27.52″N 16°3′9.71″E / 46.4243111°N 16.0526972°E / 46.4243111; 16.0526972
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityOrmož
Area
 • Total2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation
210.1 m (689.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total519
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Podgorci (pronounced [pɔdˈɡoːɾtsi], German: Podgorzen[2]) is a village west of Velika Nedelja in the Municipality of Ormož in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

The local parish church is built on a small hill above the settlement and is dedicated to Saint Leonard. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in 1519 and was vaulted in the late 18th century.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 228.
  3. ^ Ormož municipal site Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3098
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