Zgornja Ložnica Explained

Official Name:Zgornja Ložnica
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:Slovenska Bistrica
Area Total Km2:1.95
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:320
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.3851°N 15.5178°W
Elevation M:320
Footnotes:[1]

Zgornja Ložnica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈzɡoːɾnja lɔˈʒniːtsa/) is a village in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica 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.[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Wenceslas (Slovenian: sveti Venčeslav) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in the 13th century, during the rule of Ottokar II of Bohemia, who was also Duke of Styria in the mid-13th century. It is currently the only church in the territory of Slovenia dedicated to this saint after the church in Domanjševci was rededicated to Saint Martin. It had numerous additions over the following centuries.[3]

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Notes and References

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