Bistrica ob Dravi explained

Official Name:Bistrica ob Dravi
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:Drava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ruše
Area Total Km2:2.46
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:1348
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5539°N 15.5511°W
Elevation M:296.4
Footnotes:[1]

Bistrica ob Dravi (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbiːstɾitsa ɔb ˈdɾaːʋi/) is a settlement on the right bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Ruše in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

History

Bistrica ob Dravi was created as a settlement when the former settlements of Bistrica pri Limbušu (German: Feistritz bei Lembach)[3] [4] and Bistrica pri Rušah (German: Feistritz bei Faal or German: Feistritz bei Maria Rast)[3] [4] were merged in 1992.[5]

Cultural heritage

The village chapel-shrine dates to the late 19th century.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.ruse.si/ Ruše municipal site
  3. Book: K. K. Statistischen Central-Commission . Orts-Repertorien der im Oesterreichischen Reichsrathe Vertretenen Königreiche und Lander. IV. Steiermark . 1883 . K. K. Statistischen Central-Commission . Vienna . 172.
  4. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 198.
  5. http://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/default.asp?txtIme=BISTRICA%20OB%20DRAVI&selNacin=celo&selTip=naselja&ID=3652 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Bistrica ob Dravi.
  6. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage