Petrovče Explained

Official Name:Petrovče
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:Žalec
Area Total Km2:1.72
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:909
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.246°N 15.1935°W
Elevation M:248
Footnotes:[1]

Petrovče (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɛˈtɾoːu̯tʃɛ/) is a village on the left bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary (Slovenian: Marijino obiskanje) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in the 18th century on the site of a 14th-century building.[3]

External links

Notes and References

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