Zgornja Orlica Explained

Official Name:Zgornja Orlica
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:Carinthia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ribnica na Pohorju
Area Total Km2:6.11
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:97
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5498°N 15.2624°W
Elevation M:662.9
Footnotes:[1]

Zgornja Orlica (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈoːɾlitsa/) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Ribnica na Pohorju in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Pohorje Hills, just north of Ribnica. The area is part of the traditional Styria region. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[2]

History

Zgornja Orlica was established as a separate settlement in 1994, when the former village of Orlica was split into Zgornja Orlica and Spodnja Orlica (in the neighboring Municipality of Radlje ob Dravi).[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.ribnicanapohorju.si/ Ribnica na Pohorju municipal site
  3. http://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/default.asp?txtIme=ZGORNJA%20ORLICA&selNacin=celo&selTip=naselja&ID=5737 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Zgornja Orlica.