Zgornja Vižinga Explained

Official Name:Zgornja Vižinga
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:Radlje ob Dravi
Area Total Km2:1.85
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:254
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.6151°N 15.1964°W
Elevation M:334.9
Footnotes:[1]

Zgornja Vižinga (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈʋiːʒiŋɡa/, German: Oberfeising[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Radlje ob Dravi in Slovenia.[3]

The local church is dedicated to Saint Giles (Slovenian: sveti Ilj) and was first mentioned in written documents dating to the 13th century. The current building was built around 1700 and renovated in 1834. It belongs to the Parish of Radlje.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 264.
  3. http://www.radlje.si Radlje ob Dravi municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage