Oplotnica Explained

Official Name:Oplotnica
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:Oplotnica
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.60
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:1420
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.386°N 15.4458°W
Elevation M:379.0

Oplotnica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɔˈploːtnitsa/; German: Oplotnitz[2]) is a small town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Oplotnica. It lies on the Oplotniščica River, a left tributary of the Dravinja River, to the north of Slovenske Konjice. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and formerly part of Austria-Hungary. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Church

The parish church stands on the eastern edge of the town, next to the neighboring settlement of Čadram. It is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built between 1895 and 1899.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naselje Oplotnica . Statistični urad Republike Slovenije . February 14, 2020.
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 50.
  3. http://www.oplotnica.si Oplotnica municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage