Drvanja Explained

Official Name:Drvanja
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:Benedikt
Area Total Km2:2.98
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:177
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.6285°N 15.8713°W
Elevation M:264.7
Footnotes:[1]

Drvanja (in Slovenian pronounced as /dəɾˈʋaːnja/) is a settlement in the Slovene Hills (Slovenian: Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Benedikt in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

A small chapel-shrine in the settlement dates to 1910.[3]

Traces of a Roman-period settlement and a burial ground have been identified near the settlement.[4]

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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.benedikt.si/ Benedikt municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage