Svetinje

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°27′44″N 16°10′12″E / 46.46222°N 16.17000°E / 46.46222; 16.17000Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalityOrmožArea
 • Total0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)Population
 (2014)
 • Total52 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)[1]

Svetinje (pronounced [ˈsʋeːtinjɛ]) is a small village in the Municipality of Ormož in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on a small rise in the Slovene Hills east of the Ormož–Hodoš Railway and the village of Ivanjkovci, northeast of the village of Mihalovci. The village, established in 2005 by ceding from Mihalovci,[2] is part of the traditional region of Styria and is included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Church

A simple Baroque church, dedicated to All Saints, stands in the center of Svetinje. It is the parish church of the Parish of Svetinje, part of the Archdiocese of Maribor. It was completed in 1730.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Svetinje, Ormož". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Svetinje, Ormož". Place Names (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ Ormož municipal site Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "3401: Svetinje - Cerkev Vseh svetnikov" [3401: Svetinje – All Saints Church]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

External links

  • Svetinje on Geopedia
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Settlements
Administrative seat: Ormož
Current
Former
  • Cvetkovski Vrh
  • Ključarovci
  • Libanjski Vrh
  • Mala Libanja
The location of the Municipality of Ormož
Landmarks
  • Miklavž pri Ormožu Parish Church
  • Ormož Castle
  • Ormož Parish Church
  • Temnar Mansion
  • Velika Nedelja Castle
  • Velika Nedelja Parish Church
Notable people
  • Božidar Borko
  • Stanko Cajnkar
  • Peter Dajnko
  • Ivan Geršak
  • Anton Hrovat
  • Ruda Jurčec
  • Jože Kerenič
  • Ludvik Kuharič
  • Otmar Majerič
  • Erna Meško
  • Franc Ksaver Meško
  • Antun Vramec
  • Stanko Vraz