Borovci, Markovci Explained

Official Name:Borovci
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:Drava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Markovci
Area Total Km2:1.58
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:263
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4178°N 15.943°W
Elevation M:219.2
Footnotes:[1]

Borovci (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈboːɾɔu̯tsi/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Markovci in northeastern Slovenia. It is a roadside village on the regional road from Ptuj to Ormož. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1458 as Worofcze. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Two small roadside chapel-shrines in the settlement date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.markovci.si/ Markovci municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage