Kamnica, Maribor Explained

Official Name:Kamnica
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:Maribor
Area Total Km2:5.41
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1725
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5746°N 15.6135°W
Elevation M:289.4
Footnotes:[2]

Kamnica (pronounced as /sl/, German: Gams[3]) is a village on the left bank of the Drava River northwest of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.[4]

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is mentioned in written documents dating to the late 11th century. The current building was built at various stages from the 16th to the 18th centuries, with the most recent extensive rebuilding done between 1746 and 1767.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2021 . stat.si . 12 May 2022 . sl.
  2. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 202.
  4. http://www.maribor.si Maribor municipal site
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage