Dornava (, ) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Dornava The Municipality of Dornava (; ) is a small municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies east of Ptuj, partly on the Pesnica River and partly in the Slovene Hills (). The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Dornava. The area is part ...

in northeastern

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. It is the seat of the municipality. It lies east of

Ptuj Ptuj (; , ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, eighth-largest town of Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Styria (northeastern Slovenia). It is the seat of the City Municipality of Ptuj, Municipality of Pt ...

, on the Pesnica River. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

Drava Statistical Region The Drava Statistical Region () is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorj ...

. The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...

in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Dorothea 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 was built 1519 and rebuilt in the early 18th century. Dornava is best known for a large

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north of the village. It was initially a castle in the 15th century, but after it was destroyed by fire in 1695 it was, it was bought by the Attems family from the Lords of

and entirely rebuilt around 1730. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a Baroque mansion in Slovenia.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 120

References

External links

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Dornava on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Dornava {{Dornava-geo-stub