Gorica pri Slivnici explained

Official Name:Gorica pri Slivnici
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:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Šentjur
Area Total Km2:2.08
Population Total:541
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1] [2]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1913°N 15.4332°W
Elevation M:360.4
Footnotes:[3]

Gorica pri Slivnici (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɡɔˈɾiːtsa pɾi ˈsliːu̯nitsi/) is a village, and one of the most populous settlements in the Municipality of Šentjur, in eastern Slovenia. The settlement, and the municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.[4]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Gorica to Gorica pri Slivnici in 1953.[5]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Urban and belongs to the Parish of Slivnica pri Celju. It dates to the early 17th century and was consecrated in 1621. In the 19th century it was partially rebuilt and vaulted.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Barica . Razpotnik . 2020-06-08 . On 1 January 2020, 2,095,861 residents of Slovenia lived in 5,978 settlements; 57 settlements were unpopulated . . . 2021-01-08 . final data (XLS attachment).
  2. Prebivalci po spolu, občine in naselja, Slovenija, 1. januar 2020 . sl . Population by sex, municipalities and resorts, Slovenia, 1 January 2020 . . 2020-06-08 . . XLS . 2021-01-08 . (note: for Šentjur, the municipality is at code 120, followed immediately by its settlements at codes 120001–120121).
  3. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  4. http://www.sentjur.si/obcina.html Šentjur municipal site
  5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  6. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage