Gorca Explained

Official Name:Gorca
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:Podlehnik
Area Total Km2:6.11
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:148
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3351°N 15.8638°W
Elevation M:286.9
Footnotes:[1]

Gorca (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɡoːɾtsa/) is a settlement in the Haloze Hills above the left bank of the Dravinja River in the Municipality of Podlehnik in eastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. The parish is known as Sveta Trojica–Podlehnik. The church was built in 1654.[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.podlehnik.si Podlehnik municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage