Kupčinji Vrh Explained

Official Name:Kupčinji Vrh
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:Majšperk
Area Total Km2:5.69
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:132
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2742°N 15.7378°W
Elevation M:404.6
Footnotes:[1]

Kupčinji Vrh (in Slovenian pronounced as /kupˈtʃiːnji ˈʋəɾx/) is a settlement in the southwestern Haloze Hills on the northern foothills of Mount Saint Donatus in the Municipality of Majšperk in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Geography

Kupčinji Vrh lies along the headwaters of Travni potok and Gabrščica creeks.

History

Kupčinji Vrh was established in 1974 from part of the territory of the settlements of Čermožiše and Nadole.

Church

The local church, built on an isolated hill north of the settlement, is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Parish of Žetale. It dates to the 15th century and has a wooden belfry.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.majsperk.si/ Majšperk municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage