Hudinja, Vitanje Explained

Official Name:Hudinja
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:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vitanje
Area Total Km2:16.8
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:236
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.436°N 15.2987°W
Elevation M:1074.6
Footnotes:[1]

Hudinja (in Slovenian pronounced as /xuˈdiːnja/) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Vitanje in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Vitanje at the source of the Hudinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Parish of Vitanje. It is a Late Gothic building with extensive 19th-century rebuilding.[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.vitanje.si Vitanje municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage