Medvedce Explained

Official Name:Medvedce
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 Km2:1.81
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:106
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3595°N 15.7058°W
Elevation M:255.5
Footnotes:[1]

Medvedce (in Slovenian pronounced as /mɛˈdʋeːtsɛ/, in older sources Medvece,[2] German: Medvetzen[2]) is a small village 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.[3]

Geography

Its center is in the valley along the road between Sestrže and Ptujska Gora. The place was once also known for its coal mine.

Cultural heritage

The village chapel-shrine with a small belfry was built in the early 20th century.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 236.
  3. http://www.majsperk.si/ Majšperk municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage