Spodnja Voličina (, in older sources ''Spodnja Veličina'', ) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Lenart The Municipality of Lenart (; ) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It has just over 11,000 inhabitants. It is considered the centre of the Slovene Hills (). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the D ...

in northeastern

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. It lies in the valley of a minor right tributary of the Pesnica River. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included in the

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. The

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in the village is dedicated to Saint Rupert and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor The Archdiocese of Maribor (, ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Slovenia. Its episcopal see is Maribor. History * 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lavant * ...

. It dates to the 14th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3333

References

External links

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Spodnja Voličina on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Lenart {{Lenart-geo-stub