Svetinje Explained

Official Name:Svetinje
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:Ormož
Area Total Km2:0.6
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:52
Population Density Km2:88
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4622°N 16.17°W
Footnotes:[1]

Svetinje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsʋeːtinjɛ/) is a small village in the Municipality of Ormož in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on a small rise in the Slovene Hills east of the Ormož–Hodoš Railway and the village of Ivanjkovci, northeast of the village of Mihalovci. The village, established in 2005 by ceding from Mihalovci,[2] is part of the traditional region of Styria and is included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Church

A simple Baroque church, dedicated to All Saints, stands in the center of Svetinje. It is the parish church of the Parish of Svetinje, part of the Archdiocese of Maribor. It was completed in 1730.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Svetinje, Ormož . Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia . 28 September 2015 . Place Names.
  2. Web site: Svetinje, Ormož . Slovenian. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia . 28 September 2015 . Place Names.
  3. http://www.ormoz.si Ormož municipal site
  4. Web site: 3401: Svetinje - Cerkev Vseh svetnikov . 3401: Svetinje – All Saints Church . Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] . Slovenian. Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia . 28 September 2015.