Selnica ob Dravi () is a village on the left bank of the
River in
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...
. It is the seat of the
Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi
The Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi ( sl, Občina Selnica ob Dravi) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Selnica ob Dravi. Selnica ob Dravi became a munici ...
.
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the 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 community activitie ...
in the village is dedicated to
Saint Margaret and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor ( la, Archidioecesis Mariborensis, sl, Nadškofija Maribor) is an archdiocese located in the city of Maribor in Slovenia.
History
* 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lavant
...
. It is built in the centre of the village and was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1372. It is an originally
Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
building with early and late 18th-century additions.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 3340
Notable people
* Zinka Zorko (1936–2019), linguist and academic
References
External links
Selnica ob Dravi Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi
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