Božje Explained

Official Name:Božje
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:Oplotnica
Area Total Km2:2.58
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:143
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4166°N 15.4203°W
Elevation M:887.5
Footnotes:[1]

Božje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbɔːʒjɛ/; German: Woschje[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the southern slopes of the Pohorje range to the northwest of Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

The village chapel is a small Neo-gothic building with a wooden belfry. It was built in 1924 on the site of an earlier chapel.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 50.
  3. http://www.oplotnica.si Oplotnica municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage