Središče ob Dravi explained

Official Name:Središče ob Dravi
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:Središče ob Dravi
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:11.46
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:984
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3933°N 16.2722°W
Elevation M:183.2

Središče ob Dravi (in Slovenian pronounced as /sɾɛˈdiːʃtʃɛ ɔb ˈdɾaːʋi/, German: Polstrau[2]) is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Središče ob Dravi. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River and borders Croatia.[3]

The parish church of Središče ob Dravi is in the neighbouring village of Grabe. The church in the actual settlement of Središče ob Dravi is a chapel of ease and is dedicated to Mary of the Seven Sorrows. It was built in 1637. In the 18th century the nave was vaulted.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Naselje Središče ob Dravi . Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. 23 June 2021.
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 230.
  3. http://www.sredisce-ob-dravi.si Municipality of Središče ob Dravi website
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage

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