Zgornja Polskava Explained

Official Name:Zgornja Polskava
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 Km2:2.78
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:1126
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4258°N 15.607°W
Elevation M:296.4
Footnotes:[1]

Zgornja Polskava (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈzɡoːɾnja pɔlˈskaːʋa/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the old main road to Maribor north of Slovenska Bistrica. 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 local parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in 1619 and extended in the 18th century.[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