Official Name: | Bistrica |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Styria |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Savinja |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kozje |
Area Total Km2: | 2.36 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 56 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.1092°N 15.4794°W |
Elevation M: | 341.9 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Bistrica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbiːstɾitsa/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kozje in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the Sava Hills (Slovenian: Posavsko hribovje) northwest of Kozje. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
The local church, built in the hamlet of Pokorna Vas (Slovenian: Pokorna vas) in the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Parish of Zagorje. It dates to the first half of the 16th century.[3]