Bistrica ob Dravi () is a settlement on the right bank of the
in the
Municipality of Ruše
The Municipality of Ruše (; sl, Občina Ruše) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ruše. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River west of Maribor and extends south into the Pohorje Hill ...
in northeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
. The municipality is now included in the
Drava Statistical Region
The Drava Statistical Region ( sl, Podravska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course thro ...
.
History
Bistrica ob Dravi was created as a settlement when the former settlements of
Bistrica pri Limbušu (german: Feistritz bei Lembach)
and
Bistrica pri Rušah Bistrica, from Proto-Slavic *''bystrъ'' 'quickly flowing, rushing', may refer to:
Places
Albania
* Bistricë, Albania, a settlement in Vlorë County
Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bistrica (Banja Luka)
* Bistrica (Gradiška)
* Bistrica (Fojnica)
* ...
(german: Feistritz bei Faal or )
were merged in 1992.
Cultural heritage
The village
chapel-shrine
A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mo ...
dates to the late 19th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 21352
References
External links
*
Bistrica ob Dravi on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ruše
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